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Labiodental Flaps in Mangbetu

Labiodental flaps exist in several African languages, and were first described by Doke (1931) in a study of Shona. Westermann and Ward (1933: 76) quote data from Tucker, who notes labiodental flaps in Kreish, a Central Sudanic language of the Sara-Bongo-Baguirmi group. In the same group of languages, Thomas (1981: 262) claims to find them in Bongo-Gberi and in Binga-Kara. Thomas defines these sounds as “vibrantes labiodentales” (see also Caprile 1981: 238). Hoffman (1963) and Ladefoged (1964) both identify these sounds in Margi. Cloarec-Heiss (1981: 225) reports such sounds in Banda, but describes them as “labiodentales lâches”, transcribed [ǔ]. Maddieson (1984) quotes two sounds of this type in the UPSID data base, one in Margi and the other in Gbeya.

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Didier Demolin Bernard Teston

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

2009

Title: Labiodental Flaps in Mangbetu

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Labiodental flaps exist in several African languages, and were first described by Doke (1931) in a study of Shona.

Westermann and Ward (1933: 76) quote data from Tucker, who notes labiodental flaps in Kreish, a Central Sudanic language of the Sara-Bongo-Baguirmi group.

In the same group of languages, Thomas (1981: 262) claims to find them in Bongo-Gberi and in Binga-Kara.

Thomas defines these sounds as “vibrantes labiodentales” (see also Caprile 1981: 238).

Hoffman (1963) and Ladefoged (1964) both identify these sounds in Margi.

Cloarec-Heiss (1981: 225) reports such sounds in Banda, but describes them as “labiodentales lâches”, transcribed [ǔ].

Maddieson (1984) quotes two sounds of this type in the UPSID data base, one in Margi and the other in Gbeya.

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