Shi language

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Shi
Kishi/Mashi
Native to Democratic Republic of Congo
Region Sud-Kivu Province
Ethnicity Bashi
Native speakers
[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 shr
Glottolog shii1238
JD.53 [2]

Shi, or Mashi, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental/
Alveolar
Post-alv./
Palatal
Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t t͡ʃ k
voiced b d d͡ʒ ɡ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ h
voiced v z
Rhotic voiceless
voiced r
Lateral l
Approximant w j

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open a

References

  1. Shi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. Bashi Murhi-Orhakube, Constantin (2012). Grammaire du mashi: phonologie, morphologie, mots grammaticaux et lexicaux. Paris: L'Harmattan.