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==Phonological inventory==
  
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===Consonants===
   
 
A tentative consonant inventory of Serer:
  
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!colspan="2"|[[Nasal stop|Nasal]]
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The phones [h] and [χ] appear to be in free variation with each other, as well as [ɾ] and [r] with each other. Since the latter sound is made in careful speech in both cases, it may be best to suppose two phonemes /χ/ and /r/. [[User:Faytak|Faytak]] 22:18, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
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===Vowels===
   
 
A tentative vowel inventory of Serer:
  
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Revision as of 15:18, 20 September 2012

This is the Wiki page for Serer.

Serer a language of the Senegambian branch of Niger–Congo spoken by 1.2 million people in Senegal and 30,000 in The Gambia. It is the principal language of the Serer people.

Getting started

The handout provided by MediaWiki is below:

In addition to the handbook, a great way to learn how to format Wiki is by poking around Wikipedia, looking for interesting ideas, and clicking the edit button next to them. This is how I figured out how to create sortable lists, for example.

Another question is how we will generate interlinear glosses. The table environment is probably our best bet. This is how most LaTeX glossing packages work.

Ancillary pages

Upload recordings and annotations here.

This is where wordlists for individual elicitation sessions can be uploaded and checked to avoid redundant work.

Phonology

Serer words are made up of sounds called phonemes. There are many phonemes in Serer.

Phonological inventory

Consonants

A tentative consonant inventory of Serer:

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m   n ɲ ŋ    
Stops V'less   ʔ
Voiced      
Implosive          
???          
Fricative         χ
Liquid     r        
Glide            

The phones [h] and [χ] appear to be in free variation with each other, as well as [ɾ] and [r] with each other. Since the latter sound is made in careful speech in both cases, it may be best to suppose two phonemes /χ/ and /r/. Faytak 22:18, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Vowels

A tentative vowel inventory of Serer:

Front Central Back
High
Mid
Low  

Phonotactics

Serer syllable structure is also very interesting.

Phonological alternations

Morphology

Nominal Morphology

Verbal Morphology

Syntax

Old Pages

- Bari grammar (old main page) - Recordings and transcriptions (Bari) - Bari lexicon

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