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
plain labialized
Nasal plain m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
glottalized ɲˀ ŋˀ ŋʷˀ
Stop tenuis p t k ʔ
aspirated tʃʰ kʷʰ
voiced b d ɡ ɡʷ
implosive ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ ɠʷ
prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ h
voiced v z
prenasalized ᶬv ⁿz
Approximant l j ɰ 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.

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

Tones

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

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources