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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox language Dendi is a Songhay language used as a trade language across northern Benin (along the Niger River. It forms a dialect cluster with Zarma and Koyraboro Senni but it is heavily influenced by Bariba.

Dendi has been described as a four-tone language.[1]

Distribution

Dendi is mainly spoken in Northern Benin, but also in other parts of Benin, and neighbouring countries. The Dendi people are the main group in the Departments of Alibori, Borgou, Donga, and Atakora.

In Nigeria, the Dendi people are found in Bordering States (Kebbi, Kwara, Niger, and Sokoto), and in other parts of Nigeria. They are usually referred by the Hausa name Dendawa (which is also used for the Songhai people).

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-
velar
Glottal
plain lab.
Nasal Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link)
Plosive voiceless (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
voiced Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Fricative voiceless Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
voiced Шаблон:IPA link
Rhotic Шаблон:IPA link
Lateral Шаблон:IPA link
Approximant Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
  • /r/ may also be heard as a tap [ɾ].
  • /p/ is only a marginal phoneme.
  • /k, ɡ/ may be heard as palatal [c, ɟ] when before front vowels.
  • /m/ may also be heard with [ŋ͡m] in complementary distribution.[2]

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Close-mid Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Open-mid Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Open Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link

Writing system

Dendi alphabet Шаблон:Sfn
Uppercase A B C D E Ɛ F G Gb H I J K Kp L M N NY Ŋ Ŋw/Ŋm O Ɔ P R S T W Y Z
Minuscules a b c d e ɛ f g gb h i j k kp l m n ny ŋ ŋw/ŋm o ɔ p r s t w y z

The grave accent, the acute accent and the macron are used on vowels to indicate tones.Шаблон:Sfn

References

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Bibliography

Шаблон:IncubatorШаблон:Languages of Benin Шаблон:Songhay languages Шаблон:Authority control

  1. Joe Salmons, Accentual change and language contact: Comparative survey and a case study of early Northern Europe
  2. Шаблон:Cite book