Karon language

The Karon language is an endangered language of Senegal and Gambia. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family, and is particularly closely related to the Mlomp language.

Karon
Native toSenegal, Gambia
RegionSouthwest Senegal coast
Native speakers
15,000 (2007)[1]
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3krx
Glottologkaro1294

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop voiceless p t tʃ k ʔ
prenasal ᵐp ⁿt ᶮtʃ ᵑk
Nasal plain m n ɲ
tense mː ɲː
Fricative f s h
Lateral l
Approximant w j

Vowels
Front Central Back
oral nasal oral nasal oral nasal
Close i iː ĩ u uː ũ
Mid e eː ẽ o oː õ
Open a aː ã

Advanced tongue root is marked with an acute accent /á/.[2]

References
  1. Karon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Sambou, Pierre (2002). Phonologie et elements de grammaire du jóola karon.


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