Reel language
| Reel | |
|---|---|
| Thuɔk ë Rëël | |
| Native to | South Sudan |
| Ethnicity | Atwot |
Native speakers | 116,000 (2017)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | atu |
| Glottolog | reel1238 |
| ELP | Reel |
Reel, or Atwot, is a Nilotic language of South Sudan that is closely related to Nuer. They call themselves Reel; Atwot is their Dinka name.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n̪ | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | Voiceless | p | t̪ | t | c | k | ʔ |
| Voiced | b | d̪ | d | ɟ | ɡ | ||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Approximant | w | lʲ | j | ||||
/t̪/ alternates with [s], /c/ with [ç], and /p/ with [ɸ].[3] /ʔ/ becomes [ɦ] near breathy vowels.[4]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Low | a |
Reid (2010) finds seven vowel phonemes, considering voice quality and vowel length as suprasegmental distinctions.[6] Vowels have two voice qualities (modal and breathy)[7] and three lengths (short, long, and overlong).[8]
Tones
Reel has three tones—high, low, and falling.[9]
See also
Notes
References
- Reid, Tatiana (2010). Aspects of phonetics, phonology and morphophonology of Thok Reel (MSc thesis). University of Edinburgh. hdl:1842/5312.