Baïnounk Gubëeher
# 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.

