Language/Haya/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

Haya is a Bantu language, also known as EkiHaya, Ekihaya, Ekihâya, Kihaya, Oluhaya, Oluhâya, Ruhaya or olu-Haya. It is spoken in northern Tanzania and close to Lake Victoria. In 1991, the population of Haya speakers was estimated at 1.2 million people. The language is written with the Latin alphabet.

Vowels Pronunciation

	Front	Central	Back
High	i iː		u uː
Mid	e eː		o oː
Low		a aː

Consonants Pronunciation

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ɲ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	t͡ʃ	k
	voiced	b	d	d͡ʒ	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless	f	s	ʃ		h
	voiced		z
Approximant			l	j	w

Tones

Two tones are present in Haya; high /v́/ and low /v̀/.