Labial vibrants in Mangbetu: Archival form

A recording of lexical items in the Meegye variety of Mangbetu, elicited in French. The lexical items exemplify occurrences of bilabial trills and the labiodental flap in the language. The original recording was made in March 2004 on analog cassette tape. The responses are transcribed in orthography and IPA and aligned to the recording. The recording was digitized in March 2005. Mangbetu is a Central Sudanic language spoken by about 620,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.