The voiced linguolabial plosive in Kajoko

Issue Date: 
2009
Date Created: 
2007 to 2009
Sponsored By: 
SIL International Language Program Services and SIL America’s Area
Is Part Of Series: 
Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society, 45
Extent: 
pages 519-530
Abstract: 
In this paper we present video and acoustic documentation of a voiced linguolabial plosive in Kajoko (Guinea-Bissau), in which the front part of the tongue blade makes contact with the inner surface of the upper lip. The sound functions as a labial in Kajoko, contrary to the Articulator Model's prediction that it should be classified as a coronal. It replaces /b/ in the consonant system, and it contrasts with the other labial phonemes and /d/. Sound correspondences with /b/ in Bubaque demonstrate that the linguolabial plosive derived historically from *b. In addition, Crioulo /b/ is borrowed into Kajoko as the linguolabial plosive.
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Published
Country: 
Guinea-Bissau
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Entry Number: 
58794