Guruntum-Mbaaru Language (grd)

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Also Known As: Gurdung,Guruntum


Description:

Guruntum is a Chadic language spoken by about 15,000 people (as of 1993) in Nigeria. Guruntum is a West Chadic language of the B subgroup. Major dialects include Kuuku, Gayar, Mbaaru, Dooka, Gar and Karakara. Guruntum contrasts long and short forms for all vowels except for /ɨ/. In addition, two nasalized vowel phonemes exist: {{IPA|/ũː/ /ãː/. There are two diphthongs, /ai/ and /au/. /r/ is realized as a flap intervocalically before back vowels; elsewhere it is a trill.

Guruntum has four tones: high, low, rising (low-high) and falling (high-low)...... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Guruntum-Mbaaru Language Speakers

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Overview

Main Country: Nigeria
Spoken In:

Regions: Africa

ISO 639-3 Code: grd

Classification Taxonomy

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  Afro-Asiatic Group

    Chadic Group

      West Chadic Group

        B West Group

          Afro-Asiatic Chadic West B.3 B Group

            Guruntum Group

              Guruntum-Mbaaru Language