Shi | |
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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.
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar | Post-alv./ Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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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 | r̥ | ||||
voiced | r | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i iː | u uː | |
Close-mid | e eː | o oː | |
Open | a aː |