An outline of Lulubo phonology

This article outlines the phonology of Lulubo, a little known Central Sudanic language spoken in the southern Sudan. An account is given of the phonemic inventory (vowels, consonants, and tones), vowel harmony, syllable structure, special features of ideophones, and vowel elision.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Studies in African Linguistics
Main Author:	Torben Andersen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	LibraryPress@UF 1987-04-01
Subjects:	Lulubo Sudanic phonemic investory tone vowel harmony ideophone
Online Access:	https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107478

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