Wamey language

Senegambian language spoken in West Africa

Wamey

Konyagi
Native to| Guinea, Senegal

Native speakers

| 38,000 (2014-2015)[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

* Atlantic–Congo
* Atlantic
* Senegambian
* Tenda
* Wamey

Language codes
ISO 639-3| `cou`
Glottolog| `wame1240`
ELP| Wamey

Wamey

Coordinates: 12°33′N 13°11′W﻿ / ﻿12.550°N 13.183°W﻿ / 12.550; -13.183

Wamey ([wæ-meỹ],[2] Meyny), or Konyagi (Conhague, Coniagui, Koniagui), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Konyagui people.

## Phonology

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### Consonants

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Wamey consonants[3] | Bilabial  | Alveolar  | Palatal  | Velar  | Labiovelar

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Plosive  | p b mp mb  | t d nt nd  | c ɟ ɲc ɲɟ  | k ɡ ŋk ŋg  | kw gw ŋkw
Voiced implosive  | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ |  |
Nasal  | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋw
Trill  |  | r r̠̙  |  |  |
Fricative  | ɸ β | s |  | x | xw
Approximant  |  |  | j j̃  |  | w w̃
Lateral approximant  |  | l l̃  |  |  |

### Vowels

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Wamey vowels[3] | Front  | Central  | Back

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Close  | i |  | u
Mid  | ɛ | ə |
Open-mid  | æ |  | ɔ
Open  | a |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Wamey". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
2. ^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
3. ^ a b Santos, R. (1977). Phonologie et Morphotonologie de la Langue Wey (Konyagi). Les Langues Africaines au Senegal. Vol. 69\. Dakar: Centre de Linguistique Appliquée de Dakar.

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Languages of Guinea

Official language|

* French

National languages|

* Fula
* Malinké (N'Ko)
* Susu
* Kissi
* Kpelle
* Toma

Indigenous languages|

* Badyara
* Baga
* Bambara
* Bassari
* Dan
* Dyula
* Landoma
* Limba
* Maninka
* Mano
* Pular
* Sua
* Wamey
* Yalunka
* Zialo

Immigrant languages|

* English
* French
* Punjabi
* Spanish
* Arabic
* Hindi
* Arabic
* Chinese
* Portuguese
* Japanese
* Russian

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Languages of Senegal

Official language|

* French

National languages|

* Balanta-Ganja
* Hassaniyya
* Jola-Fonyi
* Mandinka
* Mandjak
* Mankanya
* Noon
* Pulaar
* Serer
* Soninke
* Wolof

Indigenous languages|

* Bambara
* Bandial
* Bapeng
* Bassari
* Bayot
* Bedik
* Dyula
* Fula
* Gusilay
* Jola-Felupe
* Karon
* Kasa
* Kassonke
* Kobiana
* Laalaa
* Maninka
* Ndut
* Palor
* Safen
* Wamey
* Yalunka
* Zenaga

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Atlantic languages

Bak|

| Jola|

* Bayot
* Fonyi
* Banjaal
* Gusilay.
* Ejamat
* Kasa
* Kuwaataay
* Karon
* Mlomp

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Papel|

* Mandjak
* Mankanya
* Papel

Others|

* Balanta
* Bijago

Senegambian|

| Fula–Tenda|

* Basari
* Bedik
* Bapeng
* Biafada
* Fula
* Konyagi
* Lehar
* Ndut
* Noon
* Pajade
* Palor
* Safen
* Serer

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Others|

* Banyum
* Kasanga
* Kobiana
* Nalu
* Wolof

Mel|

* Baga
* Bom
* Bullom So
* Krim
* Kissi
* Landoma
* Sherbro
* Temne

Rio Nunez|

* Mbulungish
* Baga Pokur

Others|

* Limba
* Gola
* Sua

Authority control databases |

* IdRef

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