Nateni (Natemba) is a language of the Gurma people spoken in Benin. It is named after its principal dialect; the others are Tayari (Tayaba), Kunteni (Kuntemba), Okoni (Okoma).
Phonology + Consonants Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial–velar GlottalPlosive ⟨kp⟩Continuant ⟨y⟩
+ Vowels Front Back Close , ⟨ḭ⟩ , ⟨ṵ⟩ Close-mid Open-mid , ⟨ɛ̰⟩ , ⟨ɔ̰⟩ Open , ⟨a̰⟩ Syllabic ⟨n⟩
Writing system Alphabet uppercase A B C D E Ɛ F H I K Kp M N O Ɔ P S T U W Y lowercase a b c d e ɛ f h i k kp m n o ɔ p s t u w y
The low tone is indicated with the grave accent and the high tone with the acute accent on the vowel or the syllabic n . The nasalization is indicated with the help of the tilde under the vowel which can be combined with the acute or grave accent indicating the tone .
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