Yanda, a language of the Dogon group in Northern ... - Roger Blench

R.M. Blench Yanda Wordlist Circulated for comment
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................2
2. Location, history and sociolinguistic situation ...............................................................................................2
2.1 Nomenclature ..............................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Location and settlements............................................................................................................................2
2.3 Language status...........................................................................................................................................3
2.4 Yanda culture and history..........................................................................................................................3
2.5 The classification of Yanda ........................................................................................................................3
3. Phonology ..........................................................................................................................................................3
3.1 Vowels ..........................................................................................................................................................3
3.2 Consonants ..................................................................................................................................................4
3.3 Tones ............................................................................................................................................................4
4. Morphology .......................................................................................................................................................5
4.1 Nouns............................................................................................................................................................5
5. Yanda wordlist ..................................................................................................................................................5
TABLES
Table 1. GPS-determined locations of Yanda settlements......................................................................................3
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