Shi, or Mashi, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Phonology Consonants LabialDental/AlveolarPost-alv./PalatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosive/AffricatevoicelessvoicedFricativevoicelessvoicedRhoticvoicelessvoicedLateralApproximant

Sounds /t, d, n/ are commonly heard as dental [t̪, d̪, n̪]. /d͡ʒ/ may also be heard as a fricative [ʒ].

Vowels FrontCentralBackClose Close-mid Open

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