Eleme Vowels


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Seven oral vowels and and five nasal vowels are attested in Eleme (Williamson 1973: 2-3, Obele 1998: 56).


Vowel Inventory

  Oral   Nasal
  Front Back   Front Back
High i u   nasalised i nasalised u
  e o      
  open e open o   nasalised open e nasalised open o
Low a   nasalised a






















Exemplification of Eleme Oral Vowels

Phoneme Example Gloss Listen to this word
i ebibira black
two
bird
plate/dish
house
first born son
white

























Exemplification of Eleme Nasal Vowels

Phoneme Example Gloss Listen to this word
mango
nasalised open e nkiknasalised open e ground
nasalised a nnasalised arnasalised a snake
nasalised open o ntnasalised open o ashes
nasalised u open echnasalised u clothes