Guosa/Orthography
< Guosa
Guosa will be written in the N'Ko alphabet, after it is disseminated and spread. The two writing schemes and their IPA equivalents are written here:
| N'Ko | ߊ | ߓ | ߗ | ߘ | ߋ | ߍ | ߝ | ߜ߭ | ߜ | ߤ | ߌ | ߖ | ߞ | ߟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman. | Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ɛɛ | Ff | Gg | gb | Hh | Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll |
| IPA | /a/ | /b/ | /tʃ~c/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /f~ɸ/ | /g/ | /ɡ͡b/ | /h/ | /i/ | /dʒ~ɟ/ | /k/ | /l/ |
| N'Ko | ߡ | ߣ | ߒ | ߢ߭ | ߢ | ߏ | ߐ | ߔ | ߙ | ߛ | ߕ | ߎ | ߥ | ߦ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman. | Mm | Nn | N'n' | Ŋŋ | Ññ | Oo | Ɔɔ | Pp | Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Ww | Yy |
| IPA | /m/ | /n/ | /n̩/ | /ŋ/ | /ɲ/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /ɹ~r/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /j/ |
There are several other unique symbols:
| N'Ko | ߠ | ߧ | ߑ | ؛ | ߸ | ߹ | ٪ | ﴾﴿ | ߷ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Na Woloso | Ña Woloso | Dagbasinna | ; | , | ! | % | Parenth. | Gbakurunen |
The wolosos signify mutation by a preceding nasal. Dagbasinna is used to mark consonant cluster. The Gbakurunen marks the end of a major section of text.
Foreign sounds are marked with one or two dots about existing letters: ߓ߭ is /ɓ/, ߖ߭ is /z/, ߗ߭ is /ʒ/, ߛ߭ is /ʃ/, ߝ߭ is /v/, ߞ߭ is /x/, ߤ߭ is /ħ/, ߋ߳ is /ǝ/, ߎ߳ is /y/, ߘ߳ is /ɗ/, ߛ߳ is /θ/, ߜ߳ is /k͡p/, ߜ߫ is /ɣ/, ߞ߫ is /q/. Nasalization of vowels is marked with an under-dot: ߊ߲ ߋ߲ ߍ߲ etc.
Tones are marked in the following seven ways:
| Low | High | Rising | Falling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | ߬ | ߫ | No | No |
| Long | ߰ | ߯ | ߱ | ߮ |
and mid or neutral tone is not written.