Wamey language explained

Wamey
Nativename:	Konyagi
States:	Guinea, Senegal
Speakers:	38,000
Date:	2014-2015
Ref:	^[1]
Familycolor:	Niger-Congo
Fam2:	Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:	Atlantic
Fam4:	Senegambian
Fam5:	Tenda
Iso3:	cou
Glotto:	wame1240
Glottorefname:	Wamey
Pushpin Map:	Africa
Coordinates:	12.55°N -24°W

Wamey ([wæ-meỹ],^[2] Meyny), or Konyagi (Conhague, Coniagui, Koniagui), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Konyagui people.

Phonology

Consonants

Wamey consonants^[3] !!Bilabial!Alveolar!Palatal!Velar !Labiovelar

Plosive	p b mp mb	t d nt nd	c ɟ ɲc ɲɟ	k ɡ ŋk ŋg	k^w g^w ŋk^w
Voiced implosive	pronounced as /link/	ɗ	ʄ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ	ŋ^w
Trill		r r̠̙
Fricative	ɸ β	s		x	x^w
Approximant			j j̃		w w̃
Lateral approximant		l l̃

Vowels

Wamey vowels!!Front!Central!Back

Close	pronounced as /link/		pronounced as /link/
Mid	pronounced as /link/	pronounced as /link/
Open-mid	pronounced as /link/		pronounced as /link/
Open	pronounced as /link/

Notes and References

1. News: Wamey. Ethnologue. 2018-08-11. en.
2. Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
3. Book: Santos, R. . Phonologie et Morphotonologie de la Langue Wey (Konyagi) . 1977 . Centre de Linguistique Appliquée de Dakar . Les Langues Africaines au Senegal . 69 . Dakar.