North Teke, or Tɛgɛ (Tege, Teghe, Itege), is a member of the Teke languages

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of the Congolese plateau.

Phonology

Consonants

* /b/ can also be heard as �in free variation. * /ɡ/ can be heard as �when in between vowels. * Sounds /d͡ʒ, ⁿt͡ʃ, ⁿd͡ʒ/ can also be heard as alveolar ͡z, ⁿt͡s, ⁿd͡zin free variation. * The following sounds can be labialized as ʷ, kʷ, fʷ, sʷ, d͡zʷ, ɲʷ, lʷ, mʷ, ᵐbʷ, ⁿt͡ʃʷ, ⁿd͡ʒʷ, ᵑkʷ, ᵑɡʷ * The labialized sounds /kʷ, ᵑkʷ/ can also be heard as ��k͡p, ᵑk͡p * The following sounds can be palatalized as ʲ, bʲ, kʲ, fʲ, sʲ, t͡sʲ, lʲ, mʲ, ᵐpʲ, ᵐbʲ, ⁿt͡ʃʲ

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Alphabet

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