Oluʼbo language
Central Sudanic language of Southern Sudan
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Oluʼbo or Loluʼbo is a Central Sudanic language spoken by 33,000 Oluʼbo people in Southern Sudan.
| Oluʼbo | |
|---|---|
| Loluʼbo | |
| Native to | South Sudan |
| Ethnicity | Oluʼbo |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2017)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lul |
| Glottolog | olub1238 |
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Vowels form two vowel harmony sets, based on advanced and retracted tongue root. The [−ATR] group is commonly transcribed as /ɪ, ɛ, ɔ, ʊ/, and the [+ATR] group as /i, e, o, u/.[3] /a/ is phonetically [−ATR] but is found in roots of both sets.[4]
There is a tenth vowel quality [ɤ], which only occurs after /u/. When /u/ and [ɤ] are in separate morphemes, [ɤ] is in free variation with [o].[5]
Tones
Oluʼbo has high /˦/, mid /˧/, and low /˨/ tones.There are also six compound tones, low-mid /˨˧/, low-high /˨˦/, mid-low /˧˨/, mid-high /˧˦/, high-low /˦˨/, and high-mid /˦˧/.[6]
