Sena language

Sena is spoken in several dialects, of which Rue (also called Barwe or Cibalke) and Podzo are divergent. The Sena of Malawi may be a distinct language. Barwe (Chibarwe) has official recognition in Zimbabwe.

Some remarks on Sena tenses can be found in Funnell (2004), Barnes & Funnell (2005) and in Kiso (2012).

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

• Labialized sounds can also be heard as retroflex among different speakers.
• is heard as palatalized when followed by a .
• The following sounds occur as prenasalized when after a homorganic nasal; , .