Lutos language

Central Sudanic language of CAR and Chad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lutos (Ruto) is a Central Sudanic language of CAR and Chad. Two distinctive dialects are Lutos/Ruto proper and Nduka.[2]

NativetoCentral African Republic, Chad
Native speakers
(19,000 cited 1993–1996)[1]
Dialects
  • Ruto
  • Nduka
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Lutos
Ruto
Native toCentral African Republic, Chad
Native speakers
(19,000 cited 1993–1996)[1]
Dialects
  • Ruto
  • Nduka
Language codes
ISO 639-3ndy
Glottologluto1241
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Phonology

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Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Plosive oral p b t d k g kp gb
nasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg ᵑᵐgb
Implosive ɓ ɗ
Fricative oral f v s z h
nasal ᵐv ⁿz
Nasal m n ɲ
Approximant w r, l ɽ j
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  • /s/ can sometimes be heard as [ʃ] syllable-finally.
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Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i iː u uː ũ ũː
Mid-high e ẽ ə o oː õ õː
Mid-low ɛ ɔ ɔː ɔ̃ ɔ̃ː
Low a aː ã ãː
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Additionally, there exists the diphthong /ua/. It cannot be lengthened nor nasalised.

Lutos has three tones: high, mid, low.[3]

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