| Pare | |
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| Kipare, Casu | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
Native speakers | 500,000 (2000)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | asa |
| Glottolog | asut1235 |
G.22[2] | |
Pare (Kipare), also known as Asu (Casu, Chasu, Athu, Chathu), is a Northeast Coast Bantu language spoken by the Pare peopleofTanzania.
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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| Plosive | p b | t d | tɕ dʑ | k g | |
| Prenasalized | ᵐp ᵐb | ⁿt ⁿd ⁿz | ⁿdʑ | ᵑk ᵑg | |
| Fricative | f v | (θ) (ð) | s z | ɕ | x ɣ |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | w | r, l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Additionally, Pare distinguishes between high tone and low tone.[3]
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