Ngeté-Herdé language


Ngeté-Herdé, also known as Lamé, is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster of Chad. Varieties are:
  • Dzəpaw, or Lamé
  • Ngeté, or Sorga-Ngeté
  • Herdé, or Heɗe-Rong
Zime is a generic name.

Phonology

The following is the He’dé dialect:

Consonants

/w/ may occasionally be heard as a labio-palatal when before front vowels.
Sounds /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, ⁿd͡ʒ/ are realized as affricates among other dialects.

Vowels

Sounds /e, ẽ/ and /o, õ/ may also be realized as more open and, when in syllable-final positions.