Bena yaren Bantu ne da mutanen Bena na yankin Iringa na Tanzaniya ke magana dashi.

Fassarar sauti

gyara sashe
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
M mara murya p t k
murya b d ɡ
prenasal ᵐb d Ƙaddamarwa
Haɗin kai ts
Ƙarfafawa mara murya f s h
murya v
prenasal s
Kusanci l j w

Sautunan da ba su da murya kusan ko yaushe suna faruwa yayin da ake neman tsayawa; [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ].

  • /v/ za a iya gane shi azaman [ʋ] ta hanyar magana.
  • [ɖ] na iya faruwa azaman allophone na /d/ kafin dogon wasali mara tsayi.
  • [x] na iya faruwa a matsayin allophone na /k/, /h/ a cikin yaren Maswamu.
  • [cç, tʃ] na iya faruwa azaman allophones na /ts/, a cikin yaren Twangabita.
  • [z] na iya faruwa azaman allophone na /ⁿs/.
  • [ɟ] na iya faruwa azaman allophone na /j/ a yaren Maswamu.
  • [β, ʋ] na iya faruwa azaman allophones na / w/ tsakanin wasu masu magana.
  • Za a iya keɓance tasha da aka riga aka yi amfani da shi lokacin faruwar kalma-ƙarshe (misali. /ᵐb/ ~ [ᵐb̥]).
Gaba Tsakiya Baya
Babban ku ː
Tsakar ku oː
Ƙananan da aː
  • /i, u/ kafin a gane wasulan marasa zagaye a matsayin glides [j, w].

Manazarta

gyara sashe
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Samfuri:Languages of TanzaniaSamfuri:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H)