Senara language

Atlantic–Congo language spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Note: Syenara (and incoming links from alternate spellings and the ISO code) should probably be merged with Sucite language rather than with Senara, per Hammarström (2015)]

NativetoBurkina Faso
Native speakers
(210,000 cited 1995–2010)[1]
ISO 639-3Either:
seq  Senara
shz  Syenara (duplicate code)
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Senara
Senari
Native toBurkina Faso
Native speakers
(210,000 cited 1995–2010)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
seq  Senara
shz  Syenara (duplicate code)
Glottologsena1262
syen1235  bookkeeping; bibliography
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Senara (Niangolo), one of a cluster of languages called Senari, is a Senufo language of Burkina Faso and Mali.

Phonology

Consonants

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Vowels

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Oral vowels[2]
FrontBack
Closeshort iu
long
Close-midshort eo
long
Open-midshort ɛɔ
long ɛːɔː
Openshort a
long
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Nasal vowels[2]
FrontBack
Closeshort ĩũ
long ĩːũː
Close-midshort õ
long ẽːõː
Open-midshort ɛ̃ɔ̃
long ɛ̃ːɔ̃ː
Openshort ã
long ãː
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Tone

Senara has low, rising, and high tones.[2]

Writing system

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Syenara[3] alphabet (Mali, 1982)
ABCDE ƐFGGBH IJKKPL MNƝŊO ƆPRSSH TUVWY ZZH
abcde ɛfggbh ijkkpl mnɲŋo ɔprssh tuvwy zzh
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