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Southern Dagaare is spoken in Ghana & Burkina Faso.


Southern Dagaare is spoken by about 700,000 people in Ghana in the northwest corner and in the Upper West Region. It is also known as Dagaare, Dagara, Dagari, Dagati, Degati or Dogaari.
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.
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.
<span link>Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson:[[Language/Southern-dagaare/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|Say Hello and Greetings in Southern Dagaare]].</span>
== Writing system ==
===Uppercase===
{| class="wikitable"
|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===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|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 ==
== Phonology ==
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== Writing system ==
 
 
 
===Uppercase===
{| class="wikitable"
|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===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|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
|}

Latest revision as of 19:59, 27 March 2023

Ghana-Timeline-PolyglotClub.png

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

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