SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Aspects of the phonology of Efutu – a preliminary description

The seminar discusses Efutu (Niger-Congo > Kwa > Guang). It presents a basic phonetic description of the consonants and vowels of Efutu, as well as their distribution. In addition, two types of vowel harmony, namely ATR harmony and rounding harmony in the language will be described.