Bujeba also known as Bisio is a dialect of the Kwasio language spoken around Southern Bata and South of Rio Benito, in Equatorial Guinea.
Phonology
Consonants LabialDental/AlveolarPost-alv./PalatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosivevoiceless()voicedprenasal vl.prenasal vd.Affricatevoiceless()()voiced()()Fricativevoicelessvoiced()prenasalApproximant
Other consonant sounds occur as palatalized /tʲ, dʲ, kʲ, ɡʲ/ and as labialized /ŋʷ/. Sounds /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/ are sometimes realized as [t͡s, d͡z] in free variation among speakers. Sounds /t, d/ are phonetically dental as [t̪, d̪]. /ɡ/ may also be heard as [ɣ] in free variation. Sounds /b, d, ɡ/ may be lenited as [β, ɾ, ɣ] in intervocalic positions. /l/ may also be heard as [r] in free variation. Sounds /k͡p, ɡ͡b/ are mostly heard from loanwords. A glottal stop [ʔ] may also be heard, however; it is not phonemic and is only heard phonetically at the end of words.
Vowels FrontCentralBackClose Mid Open
Vowels /i, e, o, u/ may also be heard as [ɪ, ɛ, ɔ, ʊ] in unstressed positions.
References
External links
Equatorial Guinea- Ethnic Composition, World Atlas