Beli language (South Sudan)
’Bëlï, or Jur ’Bëlï, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Beli and Sopi people of South Sudan.Phonology
Consonants
Stirtz lists the following consonant phonemes:
| Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal |
| Voiceless plosives | p | t̪ | c | k | k͡p | |
| Voiced plosives | b | d̪ | ɟ | g | g͡b | |
| Implosives | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | | | |
| Prenasalised plosives | mb | nd̪ | nɟ | ŋg | ŋ͡mg͡b | |
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋ͡m | |
| Fricative | | | | | | h |
| Approximates | | ɾ, l | j | | w | |
Vowels
According to Stirtz, ’Bëlï has nine vowel phonemes that can be divided into sets. The vowel is an allophone that does not occur in roots without other vowels:
