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the Méré dialect in the words CKL=( CKL=(, CKL=( CKL=( ‘crowned crane’, =LK( =LK( =LK( ‘It’s not true!’, C=L=(H C=L=(H C=L=(H C=L=(H ‘run-
off ditch’, L=H L=H (imitation of the noise of a slap), =L=H =L=H (imitation of the trotting of a
donkey), and C=L=H C=L=H C=L=H (expressing the sloshing of a liquid transported in a receptacle), and
in the Zura dialect in the word CL=( CL=(, CL=( CL=( ‘crowned crane’.
Morokodo [MGC] (Sudan). Tucker & Bryan (1966:63) report a labiodental flap in
Morokodo. It is rare. They do not provide any data.
Sar [MWM] (Chad). The labial flap is attested in Sar by Palayer (1970, 1992) and
Fournier (1977: 39). Both authors call it labiodental, but Fournier notes that the lower lip
flaps against the upper lip. The sound is rare. Palayer (1970) attests it in the lexical items
L L M M M M ‘pile’, L= L= ‘explosion’, L= L= L= L= ‘resonance’, L=> L=> ‘tumbling’, and L=(O L=(O ‘banging’.
Yulu [YUL] (Sudan, Central African Republic). Santandrea (1970) reports a
labiodental flap in Yulu (both Yulu and Binga dialects). He considers it less common
than in Ndogo. In Yulu, it is found in the words @ALE@ALE @ALE@ALE ‘arrow’, =L= =L= =L= =L= ‘ashes’,
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>=CL=E >=CL=E >=CL=E >=CL=E ‘bow’, CL CL CL CL ‘shield’, IM>L
IM>L IM>L
IM>L ‘madida’, and @KLK @KLK @KLK @KLK ~ @KLK @KLK @KLK @KLK ‘waterbuck’.
In Binga, it is found in the word @ALE @ALE ‘arrow’.
D.7.6 Central Sudanic (East)
The labial flap is found in seven East Central Sudanic Languages. Evidence for
contrast is given for Mangbetu. It occurs in nouns, verbs, and numerals in Mangbetu, in
nouns and verbs in Lese, and in nouns in Asua, Lombi, and Mamvu. It is most common
in Mangbetu, but appears to be rare in the rest of the languages. It is usually found in
word-medial position.
Asua [ASV] (D. R. Congo). Tucker & Bryan (1966: 29) and Demolin (1988: 68)
report a labiodental flap in Asua in the word =(L1- =(L1- =(L1- =(L1- ‘tail’ (Demolin’s transcription).