Girirra language

Girirra is a Cushitic language of Ethiopia. It has extensive borrowing from Somali.[1]

Girirra
Af Girirra
Native toEthiopia
RegionElkerre
EthnicityGirirra people
Native speakers
<57,000
Language codes
ISO 639-3gii
Glottologgiri1245

Phonology

The following are the phonemes found in Girirra:[2]

Consonant phonemes
  Bilabial Labio-
dental		 Alveolar Post-
alveolar
(Palato-
alveolar)		 Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive b    td    kɡ ʔ 
Ejective plosive              kʼ    
Implosive       ɗ          
Affricate       d͡ʒ         
Ejective affricate         t͡ʃ'          
Fricative f s ʃ h
Nasal  m    n     ɲ     
Trill        r            
Approximant            j     
Lateral approximant        l          
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close /i/, /iː/ /u/, /uː/
Mid /e/, /eː/ /o/, /oː/
Open /a/, /aː/

References
  1. SILESR2002 061
  2. Mekonnen, Hundie Kumbi. 2015. The Grammar of Girirra (A Lowland East Cushitic Language of Ethiopia). (Doctoral dissertation, Addis Ababa University; xxvii+367pp.)

Further reading
  • Mekonnen, Hundie Kumbi. 2015. The Grammar of Girirra (A Lowland East Cushitic Language of Ethiopia). (Doctoral dissertation, Addis Ababa University; xxvii+367pp.)
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