Kintu
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Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Post. | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Plain Obstruent |
voiced | b | d | dʒ | g | |
| unvoiced | p | t | tʃ | k | (ʔ) | |
| Prenasalized | voiced | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮdʒ | ᵑɡ | |
| Fricative | voiced | v | z (ð) | |||
| unvoiced | f | s | (ts) | ʃ | h | |
| Approximant | r l | j | w | |||
Vowels
| Front | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | High-Mid | e | o |
| Low-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |||
| Low | a | ||||
Morphology
Noun Classes
| # | Name | Sound | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singular Human | m(u)- | muntu "person" | |
| 2 | Plural Human | ba- | bantu "people" | |
| 3 | Singular Plant | mu- | muse "tree" | |
| 4 | Plural Plant | mi- | mise "trees" | |
| 7 | Singular Object | ki- | kitu "thing" | Assimilated old class 5 too |
| 8 | Plural Object | bi- | bitu "things" | Assimiliated old class 6 too |
| 9 | Animal Singular | n(i)- | nyama "animal" | |
| 10 | Animal Plural | ni- | niyama "animals" | |
| 14 | Abstract/Collective | bu- | bulo mi "life" | Assimilated old class 11 |
| 15 | Infinitives | ku- | kulonda "to follow" | |
| 17 | Locatives | ku- | kunzila "on the road" | Assimilated old 16 and 18 |
Old Proto-Bantu classes 12 and 13 (diminutives and ...) differ too much across the region to keep. Classes over 17 are disputed.
