Lama language
# Lama language

Lama is a Gur language spoken by the Lamba people in Togo, Benin, and by a few in Ghana.

## Phonology

### Consonants

| | Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Labial-velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nasal | m | n | | ɲ | ŋ | | |
| Stop | p | t | ɖ | tʃ | k | k͡p | |
| Fricative | ɸ | s | | | | | h |
| Approximant | | l | | j | | w | |

### Vowels

| | Front | Front | Front | Central | Central | Central | Back | Back | Back |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | short | long | nasal | short | long | nasal | short | long | nasal |
| Close | i | iː | ĩ | ɨ | ɨː | ɨ̃ | u | uː | ũ |
| Near-close | ɪ | ɪː | ɪ̃ | | | | ʊ | ʊː | ʊ̃ |
| Close-mid | e | eː | ẽ | ə | əː | ə̃ | o | oː | õ |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɛː | ɛ̃ | ə | əː | ə̃ | ɔ | ɔː | ɔ̃ |
| Open | | | | a | aː | ã | | | |

### Tones

| | Toneme |
| - | - |
| Falling | ˦˨ |
| Level | ˨ |
| Rising | ˨˦ |

## Alphabet

Lama alphabet :

| Uppercase | A | C | D | Ɖ | E | Ǝ | Ɛ | F | H | I | Ɨ | Ɩ | K | KP | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lowercase | a | c | d | ɖ | e | ǝ | ɛ | f | h | i | ɨ | ɩ | k | kp | l |
| Uppercase | M | N | Ŋ | Ñ | O | Ɔ | P | R | S | T | U | Ʋ | W | Y | |
| Lowercase | m | n | ŋ | ñ | o | ɔ | p | r | s | t | u | ʋ | w | y | |
