Gula Iro language

Spoken in

Niger - Congo

  • Atlantic - Congo Savannah languages Mbum - Day Bua

GLJ

The Gula Iro language ( autonym kùláál ) is a Bua language spoken by about 3,500 people (as of 1991) is spoken north and east of Lake Iro between the rivers Bola and Salamat in southern Chad.

It has five dialects:

  • Páṭóól, the northernmost and the speakers of other dialects of the least understandable, spoken in and around Badi;
  • Pòŋààl, on the northern shore of the lake, spoken in and around Boum Kabir, Boum Sarher, and Tordjigel;
  • Tɩààlà spoken, east and south of the lake, including Gouré, Bouni, Tormorhal and Masidjanga;
  • Tííṭààl, the easternmost spoken in various places west of Tamba;
  • Korintal spoken in Tieou.

Gula Iro is very closely related with the language Zan Gula Gula and Bon, but are not mutually intelligible.

Tones

The consonant with their spelling are:

The vocal are: a, e, i, o, u, ɛ, ɩ, ɔ, ʋ. Nasalization (only on a, e, o ) and length are both contrastive and diphthongs can be formed. Tones are phonemic; each vowel must bear high or iedrige tones.

Grammar

The typical word order is subject-verb - object. The are basissubjektpronomen: I NO mó you ( sing. ), á he / she / it, we pʋ (exclusive), we én (available), í you ( pl. ), they ʋ.

Language family Atlantic languages Iro Lake Tamba, Hyōgo Bilabial consonant Labiodental consonant Apical consonant Dental consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Glottal consonant Fricative consonant
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