Pare (Kipare), also known as Asu (Casu, Chasu, Athu, Chathu), is a Northeast Coast Bantu language spoken by the Pare people of Tanzania.
Pare | |
---|---|
Kipare, Casu | |
Native to | Tanzania |
Native speakers | 500,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | asa |
Glottolog | asut1235 |
G.22 [2] |
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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]