Language/Southern-dagaare/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
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Southern Dagaare is spoken in Ghana & Burkina Faso.
It is also known as Dagaare, Dagara, Dagari, Dagati, Degati or Dogaari.
In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce the letters of the alphabet.
Dagaare spelling has been reformed and improved a number of times, with the current orthography being established in 1998.
Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson:Say Hello and Greetings in Southern Dagaare.
Writing system[edit | edit source]
Uppercase[edit | edit source]
A | B | D | E | Ɛ | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | Ɔ | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z |
Lowercase[edit | edit source]
a | b | d | e | ɛ | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | ɔ | p | r | s | t | u | v | w | y | z |
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Here are the consonant and vowel sounds in the Dagaare languages:
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio-
velar |
Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive/
Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ɕ | k͡p | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | d | d͡ʑ | ɡ͡b | ɡ | ||
Fricative | voiceless | f | s | h | |||
voiced | v | z | |||||
implosive | ʼh | ||||||
Nasal | plain | m | n | ɲ | ŋ͡m | ŋ | |
implosive | ʼm | ||||||
Lateral | plain | l | |||||
implosive | ʼl | ||||||
Approximant | j | w |