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Also Known As: Nyole Language,Nyule,Lunyole,Nyuli Description:...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Nyole Language,Nyule,Lunyole,Nyuli

<b>Description:</b>

Nyole (also LoNyole, Lunyole, Nyuli) is Bantu language spoken in Uganda near Lake Kyoga.
Nyole has series of voiceless, voiced, and prenasalized stops. /w/ is labio-velar.
Nyole has an interesting development from Proto-Bantu p > Nyole [ŋ]. Schadeberg (1989) connects this sound change to rhinoglottophilia, where the sound change developed first as p > ɸ > h. Then, given the acoustic similarity of [h] and breathy voice to nasalization, the sound change progressed as h > h̃ > ŋ. The velar place of articulation development is due to velar nasals being the least perceptible of the nasals and its marginal status in (pre-)Nyole and other Bantu languages. In closely related neighboring languages, Proto-Bantu developed variously into /h/ or /w/ or was deleted.
This historical development results in so-called "crazy" alternations, like /n/ + /ŋ/ resulting in /p/ as in the following:
In the above two words, when the first person singular subject prefix /n-/ is added to the stem starting with /ŋ/, the initial consonant surfaces as /p/. In other forms (like /oxu-ŋuliira/ "to hear" and /oxu-ŋumula/ "to rest"), the original stem-initial /ŋ/ can be seen.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=12568691 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Nyole language Speakers</h2>
http://llmap.org/languages/nuj/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/uganda Uganda]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>nuj</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]

  [[Niger-Congo Group]]

    [[Atlantic-Congo Group]]

      [[Volta-Congo Group]]

        [[Benue-Congo Group]]

          [[Bantoid Group]]

            [[Southern Bantoid Group]]

              [[Narrow Bantu Group]]

                [[Central Narrow Bantu Group]]

                  [[J Group]]

                    [[Masaba-Luyia (J.30) Group]]

                      <b>[[Nyole language]]</b>

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