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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Qino can be written in the Arabic, Latin, or Ge'ez scripts. In this article, the Latin script (with stress indicated) is used for ease of reading. | Qino can be written in the Arabic, Latin, or Ge'ez scripts. In this article, the Latin script (with stress indicated) is used for ease of reading. The Arabic script has two variants: Western ("Traditional") and Eastern ("Modern"). | ||
====Consonants==== | ====Consonants==== | ||
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! | ! Western Arabic !! Eastern Arabic !! Latin !! Ge'ez !! IPA !! Notes | ||
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| <big>ـأ أ</big> || <big>أ</big> || ' || አ || ʔ || Here hamzah is shown on alif, but it may occur on waw (ؤ), ya' (ئ), or without a "chair" (ء). | | <big>ـأ أ</big> || <big>أ</big> || ' || አ || ʔ || Here hamzah is shown on alif, but it may occur on waw (ؤ), ya' (ئ), or without a "chair" (ء). | ||