The Vadi language (Tsuvadi), is a Kainji language of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people.
Kakihum (or Gadi, Gaɗi), is a dialect.
Phonology Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalplainpal.plainpal.lab.plainpal.lab.Nasalmnnʲ(ɲ)(ŋ)PlosivevoicelessptkkʲkʷʔʔʲʔʷvoicedbdɡɡʲɡʷimplosiveɓɗAffricatevoicelesst͡st͡ʃvoicedd͡zd͡ʒFricativevoiceless(f)sʃhhʲhʷvoicedvzʒTap/Trillɾ ~ rɾʲApproximantllʲjw
/f/ only rarely occurs. /ɾ/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r] in free variation. /n/ as a homorganic nasal, can be heard as palatal [ɲ] when preceding a palatal or post-alveolar consonant, and as velar [ŋ] when preceding a velar or glottal consonant. /nʲ/ may also be heard as a palatal nasal [ɲ].
Vowels FrontCentralBackoralnasaloralnasaloralnasalHighi iːĩ ĩː(ɨ ɨː)(ɨ̃ ɨ̃ː)u uːũ ũːHigh-mido oːõ õːLow-midɛ ɛːɛ̃ ɛ̃ːɔ ɔːɔ̃ ɔ̃ːLowa aːã ãː
The status of [ɨ] is only heard as an alternate of sounds /i, u/ within speech, as well as its lengthened and nasalized equivalents. The sounds of /ɛ, ɛ̃, ɛː, ɛ̃ː/ may be heard as more close-mid [e, ẽ, eː, ẽː] across dialects.
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