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'''Kola''' (Native: ጅቆለ /d͡ʒɨkʼolə/, Latin script: ''Jïqolä'') is a Bantu language spoken by the Kola people (ወቆለ ''wäqolä'')<!-- in Eritrea and the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.-->. | '''Kola''' (Native: ጅቆለ /d͡ʒɨkʼolə/, Latin script: ''Jïqolä'') is a Bantu language spoken by the Kola people (ወቆለ ''wäqolä'')<!-- in Eritrea and the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.-->. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
<!-- Kola is traditionally written in the Ge'ez script. Due to the script's association with Christianity, however, Kola is often written in a Latin-based alphabet. It can also use an Arabic-based orthography. --> | <!-- Kola is traditionally written in the Ge'ez script. Due to the script's association with Christianity, however, Kola is often written in a Latin-based alphabet. It can also use an Arabic-based orthography. --> | ||
====Ge'ez | ====Ge'ez abugida==== | ||
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<sup><small>2</small></sup> Gemination is not normally indicated, and the vowel /ɨ/ is not distinguished from a null vowel. If necessary (e.g. in texts meant for learners/foreigners), gemination can be indicated with two dots above the letter, and /ɨ/ with an apostrophe when not obvious from context. | <sup><small>2</small></sup> Gemination is not normally indicated, and the vowel /ɨ/ is not distinguished from a null vowel. If necessary (e.g. in texts meant for learners/foreigners), gemination can be indicated with two dots above the letter, and /ɨ/ with an apostrophe when not obvious from context. | ||
====Latin | ====Latin alphabet==== | ||
Clusters that can be confused with digraphs are separated with an apostrophe - e.g. ''s'h'' /sh/ vs ''sh'' /ʃ/. | Clusters that can be confused with digraphs are separated with an apostrophe - e.g. ''s'h'' /sh/ vs ''sh'' /ʃ/. | ||
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====Allophony and | ====Allophony and variation==== | ||
*When the vowel "ä" occurs after non-labialized guttural (uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal) consonants, it becomes "a". This can also occur optionally before gutturals, especially if the guttural is followed by a central or null vowel. | *When the vowel "ä" occurs after non-labialized guttural (uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal) consonants, it becomes "a". This can also occur optionally before gutturals, especially if the guttural is followed by a central or null vowel. | ||
*All consonants are labialized before the vowels ''o'' and ''u''. The distinction between plain and labial velars is lost in this circumstance. | *All consonants are labialized before the vowels ''o'' and ''u''. The distinction between plain and labial velars is lost in this circumstance. | ||