| Mono | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Northwestern corner of Congo (DRC) |
Native speakers | (65,000 cited 1984 census)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mnh |
| Glottolog | mono1270 |
| ELP | Mono (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
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Mono is anindigenous language spoken by about 65,000 people[2] in the northwestern corner of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of theBanda languages, a subbranch of theUbangian branch of theNiger–Congo languages. It has five dialects: Bili, Bubanda, Mpaka, Galaba, and Kaga.
Mono has 33consonantphonemes, including three labial-velar stops (/k͡p/,/ɡ͡b/, and prenasalized/ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡b/), an asymmetrical eight-vowel system, and alabiodental flap/ⱱ/ (allophonically abilabial flap[ⱱ̟]) that contrasts with both/v/ and/w/. It is atonal language.
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-alv./ Palatal | Velar | Labial- Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m⟨m⟩ | n⟨n⟩ | ɲ⟨ny⟩ | ||||
| Plosive/ Affricate | Voiceless | p⟨p⟩ | t⟨t⟩ | tʃ⟨tsh⟩ | k⟨k⟩ | k͡p⟨kp⟩ | ʔ⟨'⟩ |
| Voiced | b⟨b⟩ | d⟨d⟩ | dʒ⟨dj⟩ | g⟨g⟩ | ɡ͡b⟨gb⟩ | ||
| Prenasalized | ᵐb⟨mb⟩ | ⁿd⟨nd⟩ | ⁿdʒ⟨ndj⟩ | ᵑɡ⟨ng⟩ | ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡b⟨ngb⟩ | ||
| Implosive | ɓ⟨'b⟩ | ɗ⟨'d⟩ | |||||
| Fricative | Voiceless | f⟨f⟩ | s⟨s⟩ | ʃ⟨sh⟩ | h⟨h⟩ | ||
| Voiced | v⟨v⟩ | z⟨z⟩ | ʒ⟨j⟩ | ||||
| Trill/Tap | ⱱ ~ⱱ̟⟨vw⟩ | r⟨r⟩ | |||||
| Approximant | l⟨l⟩ | j⟨y⟩ | w⟨w⟩ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i⟨i⟩ | ɨ⟨ɨ⟩ | u⟨u⟩ |
| Close-mid | e⟨e⟩ | ə⟨œ⟩ | o⟨o⟩ |
| Open-mid | ɔ⟨ɔ⟩ | ||
| Open | a⟨a⟩ |
| High | Mid | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | ˥⟨á⟩ | ˧⟨ā⟩ | ˩⟨à⟩ |
| Transcription | á | a | à |
| Example | áwá⟨áwá⟩ | āwā⟨awa⟩ | àwà⟨àwà⟩ |
| English Meaning | "diarrhea" | "road" | "fear" |
The North Wind and the Sun text was translated into Mono by Gaspard Yalemoto Suma, Marie Sungayase Yalemoto, Kilio Mapuya and Ama Geangozo. The translation is based on the French version of the text found in Fougeron & Smith (1993). The text was read by a male native speaker of Mono, about 35 years old. The individual words illustrating the various sounds were read by a male native speaker of Mono, about 40 years old.[4]
Ayigu endje dœ ɔlɔ pa lima gbarama. Uzu dœ uzu pa lima adeke, œnœ da sœ dœ gbɔgbɔ kœdo pa nœ. Lɔkɔ endje wu anga gene bale a tshe dje lœba ɨzɨ gatœ ɨgɨ ye. Kœndo dœ endje, endje tɔ adeke uzu a tshé kàkara lœba tœ ɨgɨ ye da sœ gbɔgbɔ kœro pa nœ. Tœrale yigu na kpɨ, kpɨ, kpɨ, kpɨ. Kpɨ, kpɨ, kpɨ gba, gene nœ kpa soro lœba nœ gatœ ye. Œrrrœ yigu Totoro kœkakara tœ ɨgɨ ye. Manda nœ, ɔlɔ kpa tɔ vwege, vwege, vwege, Osho wo tœ gene. Tshe vwara lœba nœ tœ ɨgɨ ye. Yigu wu atamœ, œ yi ndœ nœ adeke ɔlɔ do pa nœ dœ gbɔgbɔ.
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