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THE LINGUISTICS STUDENT’S HANDBOOK 236
Language name Basque bɑ�sk, b�sk
Language name Babungo
Autonym (if known and different) Euskara
Autonym (if known and different) ɡhaŋ və�ŋóo
Language family Isolate
Language family Niger-Congo W Grassfields
Bantu
Spoken in NW Spain, SW France
Spoken in Congo, Cameroon
Approximate number of speakers 500k
Approximate number of speakers 14k
Writing system Roman
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress penultimate (in E’ern dialects; variable elsewhere)
Stress irrelevant
Contains following rare apical / laminal alveolar fricative contrast
consonant (types)
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5�diphthongs (6)
Said to have how many vowels? 9�length (8)
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone tonal accent in some dialects
Tone register, 8 tones
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony some traces in some dialects
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Particular formation types dvandva; suffix
Morphology isolating and stem-based
fusional
Syntax
Word order SOV NA postpositions
PossN
Particular formation types prefix; full reduplication; suffix; suprasegmentals used
morphologically
Syntax
Particular syntactic phenomena ergative /absolutive
Word order SVO NA prepositions
NPoss
Points of interest a pre-Indo-European language of Europe
Sources Asher (1994), Gordon (2002), Katzner (1977), Maddieson
(1984), de Rijk (2003), Ruhlen (1976), Saltarelli (1988),
Tovar (1957), Wälchli (2005)
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural; noun classes; morphological
aspect
Points of interest
Batak see Toba Batak
Sources Bendor-Samuel (1989), Schaub (1985)
Bahasa Indonesia see Indonesian