Gungu language

{{Short description|Bantu language of Uganda}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Gungu

|nativename=Rugungu

|states=Uganda

|region=Buliisa District

|ethnicity=Gungu people

|speakers=49,000

|date=2002 census

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Volta-Congo

|fam4=Benue–Congo

|fam5=Bantoid

|fam6=Southern Bantoid

|fam7=Bantu

|fam8=Northeast Bantu

|fam9=Great Lakes Bantu

|protoname=Pre-Rugungu

|iso3=rub

|glotto=gung1250

|glottorefname=Gungu

|guthrie=JE.101

}}

Gungu is a Bantu language spoken by the Gungu (or Bagungu) people in western Uganda.

Phonology

= Consonants =

Casali and Diprose tentatively argue that the labialized (Cʷ) and palatalized (Cʲ) sequences may be sequences of CuV and CiV, respectively.{{sfn|Casali|Diprose|2007}}

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|+Gungu consonants{{sfn|Moe|Mbabazi|2008}}

rowspan="2" colspan="3" |

! colspan="3" | Bilabial

! rowspan="2" | Labio-dental

! colspan="3" | Alveolar

! colspan="3" | Palatal

! colspan="3" | Velar

! colspan="3" | Glottal

plain

! lab.

! pal.

! plain

! lab.

! pal.

! plain

! lab.

! pal.

! plain

! lab.

! pal.

! plain

! lab.

! pal.

rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Nasal

! -nas

| {{IPAlink|m}} {{angbr|m}}

| {{IPAlink|mʷ}} {{angbr|mw}}

| {{IPAlink|mʲ}} {{angbr|my}}

|

| {{IPAlink|n}} {{angbr|n}}

| {{IPAlink|nʷ}} {{angbr|nw}}

| {{IPAlink|nʲ}} {{angbr|ni̱}}

| {{IPAlink|ɲ}} {{angbr|ny}}

|

| {{IPAlink|ɲʲ}} {{angbr|nyi̱}}

| {{IPAlink|ŋ}} {{angbr|ngh}}

|

| {{IPAlink|ŋʲ}} {{angbr|nghy}}

| colspan=3|

+nas

| {{IPAlink|m̩m}} {{angbr|mm}}

| {{IPAlink|m̩mʷ}} {{angbr|mmw}}

| {{IPAlink|m̩mʲ}} {{angbr|mmy}}

|

| {{IPAlink|n̩n}} {{angbr|nn}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩nʷ}} {{angbr|nnw}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩nʲ}} {{angbr|nni}}

| {{IPAlink|ɲ̩ɲ}} {{angbr|nny}}

| {{IPAlink|ɲ̩ɲʷ}} {{angbr|nnyw}}

|

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

rowspan="4" | Stop/
Affricate

! rowspan="2" | -voice

! -nas

| {{IPAlink|p}} {{angbr|p}}

| {{IPAlink|pʷ}} {{angbr|pw}}

| {{IPAlink|pʲ}} {{angbr|py}}

| {{IPAlink|f}} {{angbr|f}}

| {{IPAlink|t}} {{angbr|t}}

| {{IPAlink|tʷ}} {{angbr|tw}}

| {{IPAlink|tʲ}} {{angbr|ty}}

| {{IPAlink|c}} {{angbr|t͡ʃ}}

| {{IPAlink|t͡ʃʷ}} {{angbr|cw}}

| {{IPAlink|t͡ʃʲ}} {{angbr|cy}}

| {{IPAlink|k}} {{angbr|k}}

| {{IPAlink|kʷ}} {{angbr|kw}}

| {{IPAlink|kʲ}} {{angbr|ky}}

| colspan=3|

+nas

| {{IPA|mp}} {{angbr|mp}}

| {{IPAlink|m̩pʷ}} {{angbr|mpw}}

| {{IPAlink|m̩pʲ}} {{angbr|mpy}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩f}} {{angbr|nf}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩t}} {{angbr|nt}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿtʷ}} {{angbr|ntw}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿtʲ}} {{angbr|nty}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿt͡ʃ}} {{angbr|nc}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩t͡ʃʷ}} {{angbr|ncw}}

|

| {{IPA|ŋk}} {{angbr|nk}}

| {{IPAlink|ŋkʷ}} {{angbr|nkw}}

| {{IPAlink|ŋkʲ}} {{angbr|nky}}

| colspan=3|

rowspan="2" | +voice

! -nas

| {{IPAlink|b}} {{angbr|bb}}

| {{IPAlink|bʷ}} {{angbr|bbw}}

| {{IPAlink|bʲ}} {{angbr|bby}}

| {{IPAlink|v}} {{angbr|v}}

| {{IPAlink|d}} {{angbr|d}}

| {{IPAlink|dʷ}} {{angbr|dw}}

| {{IPAlink|dʲ}} {{angbr|dy}}

| {{IPAlink|d͡ʒ}} {{angbr|j}}

| {{IPAlink|d͡ʒʷ}} {{angbr|jw}}

| {{IPAlink|d͡ʒʲ}} {{angbr|jy}}

| {{IPAlink|g}} {{angbr|g}}

| {{IPAlink|gʷ}} {{angbr|gw}}

| {{IPAlink|gʲ}} {{angbr|gy}}

| colspan=3|

+nas

| {{IPA|mb}} {{angbr|mb}}

| {{IPAlink|m̩bʷ}} {{angbr|mbw}}

| {{IPAlink|m̩bʲ}} {{angbr|mby}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿv}} {{angbr|nv}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩d}} {{angbr|nd}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿdʷ}} {{angbr|ndw}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿdʲ}} {{angbr|ndy}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿd͡ʒ}} {{angbr|nj}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩d͡ʒʷ}} {{angbr|njw}}

|

| {{IPA|ŋg}} {{angbr|ng}}

| {{IPAlink|ŋ̩gʷ}} {{angbr|ngw}}

| {{IPAlink|ŋ̩gʲ}} {{angbr|ngy}}

| colspan=3|

rowspan="4" | Fricative

! rowspan="2" | -voice

! -nas

| colspan=3|

|

| {{IPAlink|s}} {{angbr|s}}

| {{IPAlink|sʷ}} {{angbr|sw}}

| {{IPAlink|sʲ}} {{angbr|sy}}

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

| {{IPAlink|h}} {{angbr|h}}

| {{IPAlink|hʷ}} {{angbr|hw}}

| {{IPAlink|hʲ}} {{angbr|hy}}

+nas

| colspan=3|

|

| {{IPAlink|ⁿs}} {{angbr|ns}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩sʷ}} {{angbr|nsw}}

| {{IPAlink|n̩sʲ}} {{angbr|nsy}}

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

rowspan="2" | +voice

! -nas

| {{IPAlink|β}} {{angbr|b}}

|

| {{IPAlink|βʲ}} {{angbr|by}}

|

| {{IPAlink|z}} {{angbr|z}}

| {{IPAlink|zʷ}} {{angbr|zw}}

| {{IPAlink|zʲ}} {{angbr|zy}}

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

+nas

| colspan=3|

|

| {{IPAlink|n̩z}} {{angbr|nz}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿzʷ}} {{angbr|nzw}}

| {{IPAlink|ⁿzʲ}} {{angbr|nzy}}

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

colspan="3" | Tap

| colspan=3|

|

| {{IPAlink|ɾ}} {{angbr|r}}

| {{IPAlink|ɾʷ}} {{angbr|rw}}

| {{IPAlink|ɾʲ}} {{angbr|ry}}

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

| colspan=3|

colspan="3" | Approximant

| {{IPAlink|ʋ}} {{angbr|b̯}}

| {{IPAlink|ʋʷ}} {{angbr|b̯w}}

|

|

| {{IPAlink|l}} {{angbr|l}}

| {{IPAlink|lʷ}} {{angbr|lw}}

| {{IPAlink|lʲ}} {{angbr|ly}}

| {{IPAlink|j}} {{angbr|y}}

| {{IPAlink|jʷ}} {{angbr|yw}}

|

|

| {{IPAlink|w}} {{angbr|w}}

|

| colspan=3|

= Vowels =

Gungu has 14 vowel phonemes. The mid vowels are variants of the open-mid vowels. Vowels before prenasalized consonants and after labialized and palatalized consonants are always long but are written short. The close and mid vowels are considered "hard", and the others are considered "soft." Gungu has a form of vowel harmony, in which the mid vowels generally only appear in words with the "hard" close vowels.{{sfn|Moe|Mbabazi|2008}}

== Monophthongs ==

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|+ Gungu vowels

rowspan=2|colspan=2|Frontcolspan=2|Centralcolspan=2|Back
ShortLongShortLongShortLong
Close

| {{IPAlink|i}} {{angbr|i̱}} || {{IPAlink|iː}} {{angbr|i̱i̱}} ||colspan=2| || {{IPAlink|u}} {{angbr|u̱}} || {{IPAlink|uː}} {{angbr|u̱u̱}}

Near-close

| {{IPAlink|ɪ}} {{angbr|i}} || {{IPAlink|ɪː}} {{angbr|ii}} || colspan=2| || {{IPAlink|ʊ}} {{angbr|u}} || {{IPAlink|ʊː}} {{angbr|u}}

Mid

| ({{IPAlink|e}} {{angbr|e}}) || ({{IPAlink|eː}} {{angbr|ee}}) || colspan=2| || ({{IPAlink|o}} {{angbr|o}}) || ({{IPAlink|oː}} {{angbr|oo}})

Open-mid

| {{IPAlink|ɛ}} {{angbr|e}} || {{IPAlink|ɛː}} {{angbr|ee}} || colspan=2| || {{IPAlink|ɔ}} {{angbr|o}} || {{IPAlink|ɔː}} {{angbr|oo}}

Open

| colspan=2| || {{IPAlink|ä}} {{angbr|a}} || {{IPAlink|äː}} {{angbr|aa}} || colspan=2|

== Diphthongs ==

Gungu has eight diphthongs.

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|+ Gungu diphthongs

Front HardFront SoftBack HardBack Soft
Mid

| {{IPAlink|ei̯}} {{angbr|ei̱}} || {{IPAlink|ɛɪ̯}} {{angbr|ei}} || {{IPAlink|oi̯}} {{angbr|oi̱}} || {{IPAlink|ɔɪ̯}} {{angbr|oi}}

Open

| {{IPAlink|äi̯}} {{angbr|ai̱}} || {{IPAlink|äɪ̯}} {{angbr|ai}} || {{IPAlink|äu̯}} {{angbr|au̱}} || {{IPAlink|äʊ̯}} {{angbr|au}}

= Tone =

Tone is only marked on Gungu verbs indicating the recent past. This tense is marked with a plus symbol (+).{{sfn|Moe|Mbabazi|2008|p=27}}

Orthography

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|+ Gungu alphabet{{sfn|Moe|Mbabazi|2008}}

CapitalLowercaseIPA
Aa{{IPAslink|ä}}
Aaaa{{IPAslink|äː}}
Bb{{IPAslink|β}}
{{IPAslink|ʋ}}
Bbbb{{IPAslink|b}}
Cc{{IPAslink|t͡ʃ}}
Dd{{IPAslink|d}}
Ee{{IPAslink|e}}, {{IPAslink|ɛ}}
Eeee{{IPAslink|eː}}, {{IPAslink|ɛː}}
Ff{{IPAslink|f}}
Gg{{IPAslink|g}}
Hh{{IPAslink|h}}
Ii{{IPAslink|ɪ}}
IIii{{IPAslink|ɪː}}
{{IPAslink|i}}
I̱I̱i̱i̱{{IPAslink|iː}}
Jj{{IPAslink|d͡ʒ}}
Kk{{IPAslink|k}}
Ll{{IPAslink|l}}
Mm{{IPAslink|m}}
Nn{{IPAslink|n}}
Nghngh{{IPAslink|ŋ}}
Nyny{{IPAslink|ɲ}}
Oo{{IPAslink|o}}, {{IPAslink|ɔ}}
Oooo{{IPAslink|oː}}, {{IPAslink|ɔː}}
Pp{{IPAslink|p}}
Rr{{IPAslink|ɾ}}
Ss{{IPAslink|s}}
Tt{{IPAslink|t}}
Uu{{IPAslink|ʊ}}
Uuuu{{IPAslink|ʊ}}
{{IPAslink|u}}
U̱U̱u̱u̱{{IPAslink|uː}}
Vv{{IPAslink|v}}
Ww{{IPAslink|w}}
Yy{{IPAslink|j}}
Zz{{IPAslink|z}}

References

{{Reflist}}

=Works cited=

  • {{cite book |last1=Casali |first1=Rod |last2=Diprose |first2=Martin |title=Lugungu Phonology Statement |url=https://www.webonary.org/lugungu/files/Lugungu-Phonology-Statement.pdf |publisher=SIL International |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012653/https://www.webonary.org/lugungu/files/Lugungu-Phonology-Statement.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Moe |first1=Ronald |last2=Mbabazi |first2=James |title=Lugungu orthography guide |edition=2nd |date=May 2008 |publisher=SIL |oclc=555770294 |url=https://lugungu.com/en/lugungu-primer}}
  • {{cite web |first1=Businge Makolome |last1=Robert |first2=Martin |last2=Diprose |title=The Lugungu Alphabet |website=Lugungu Dictionary |url=https://www.webonary.org/lugungu/about/lugungu-alphabet/ |date=2016}}

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