Wamey language

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

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

Phonology

Consonants

Wamey consonants^[3]

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
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

Wamey vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	ɛ	ə
Open-mid	æ		ɔ
Open	a

References

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. 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.