Hara

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Hara (/hɑɹə/, native: foharaa /ɸòhàɾàː/) is a South Semitic language.

Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial Coronal Palatal/
Postalveolar
Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Stop voiceless p t k
implosive ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ
prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ᵑɡ
Fricative voiceless ɸ s ʃ h
voiced β z ʒ
Approximant l j w
Tap/Trill ɾ

Vowels

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

Diphthongs do not exist in native words.

Nasals can be syllabic.

Tones

A mora can have either a low tone or high vowel. Low tone is considered the default/unmarked form.

A long vowel consists of two moras. A syllabic nasal is considered a mora.

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources