Baka · Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Yell
AnatomicalYell
Summary
Yelling system of the Baka (‘baNgombe’) people in D.R. Congo, mentioned in Carrington (1949). The language is tonal; linguistic H and L tones are encoded by shouted syllables gu and gɔ respectively (654). Used for long-distance communication.
Bibliography
Carrington (1949)