title: Baïnounk Gubëeher
text: # Baïnounk Gubëeher
  
  Baïnounk Gubëeheris a minority language of Senegal, whose speakers are concentrated in Djibonker, Casamance.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  ### Consonants
  
  The consonant phonemes of Baïnounk Gubëeher are as follows:
  
  | | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nasal | Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
  | Stop | voiceless | p | t | c | k | |
  | Stop | voiced | b | d | ɟ | ɡ | |
  | Fricative | Fricative | f | s | | x | h |
  | Approximant | Approximant | w | l | j | | |
  | Flap | Flap | | ɾ | | | |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * The phonemic status of geminated consonants is uncertain. There are a few words that have them, but there are no minimal pairs.
  * Word-final /ɾ/ can be pronounced as a voiceless uvular trill by some speakers.
  
  ### Vowels
  
  The vowel phonemes of Baïnounk Gubëeher are as follows:
  
  | | Front | Front | Central | Central | Back | Back |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | short | long | short | long | short | long |
  | Close | i | iː | | | u | uː |
  | Near-close | ɪ | ɪː | | | ʊ | ʊː |
  | Close-mid | e | eː | ə | əː | o | oː |
  | Open-mid | ɛ | ɛː | ə | əː | ɔ | ɔː |
  | Open | | | a | aː | | |
  
  Length is phonemic for all vowels. The difference between /i, u/ and /ɪ, ʊ/ is hard to perceive, and minimal pairs are rare.
  
  