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'''Hara''' (/hɑɹə/, native: ''fòhàràà'' /ɸòhàɾàː/) is a South Semitic language.
'''Hara''' (/hɑɹə/, native: ''fòhàřàà'' /ɸòhàɽàː/) is a South Semitic language.
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! rowspan="2"| Labial
! rowspan="2"| Labial
! rowspan="2"| Coronal
! rowspan="2"| Coronal
! rowspan="2"| Palatal/ <br /> Postalveolar
! rowspan
! rowspan="2"| Palatal
! colspan="2"| Velar
! colspan="2"| Velar
! rowspan="2"| Glottal
! rowspan="2"| Glottal
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! colspan="2"|
! colspan="2"|
! Labial
! Labial
! Coronal
! Dental
! Palatal/ <br /> Postalveolar
! Alveolar
! Retroflex/ <br /> Postalveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Velar
! Labiovelar
! Glottal
! Glottal
|-
|-
! colspan = "2" | Nasal
! colspan = "2" | Nasal
| m
| m
| n
| colspan="3"| n ~ ɳ²
| ɲ
| ɲ
| ŋ
| ŋ
| ŋʷ
|
|
|-
|-
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! tenuis
! tenuis
| p
| p
| t
| colspan="2"| t
| tʃ
| ʈ
| c ~
| k
| k
| kʷ
| ʔ
| ʔ
|-
|-
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! prenasalized¹
! prenasalized¹
| ᵐb
| ᵐb
| ⁿd
| colspan="2"| ⁿd
| ⁿdʒ
| ⁿdʒ
| ᵑɡ
| ᵑɡ
|
|
|-
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! voiced¹
| b
| colspan="2"| d
| ɖ
| ɟ ~ dʒ
| ɡ
| ɡʷ
|
|-
|-
! implosive
! implosive
| ɓ
| ɓ
| ɗ
| colspan="3"| ɗ
| ʄ
| ʄ
| ɠ
| ɠ
| ɠʷ
|
|
|-
|-
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! voiceless
! voiceless
| ɸ
| ɸ
| (θ)
| s
| s
| ʃ
| ʃ
|
| (x)
|  
|  
| h
| h
|-
|-
!voiced
! voiced
| β
| rowspan="2"| β
| z
| (ð)
| (z)
|
|
| (ɣ)
|  
|  
|  
|  
|
|-
|-
! colspan = "2" | Approximant
! colspan = "2" | Approximant
| w
| colspan="2"| l
| l
| rowspan="2"| ɽ ~ ɻ
| j
| j
| ɰ
| ɰ
| w
|  
|  
|-
|-
! colspan = "2" | Tap/Trill
! colspan = "2" | Tap
|  
|  
| ɾ
| colspan="2"| ɾ
|  
|  
|  
|  
|
|
|
|-
|-
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'''Notes:'''
'''Notes:'''


¹ In native words, tenuis and voiced stops are in complementary distribution, with voiced stops occuring after nasals (which are always homorganic) and tenuis stops occuring otherwise. Therefore, prenasalized stops can be considered to underlyingly be tenuis stops preceded by homorganic nasals. However, they have been phonemized due to the introduction of nasal/voiceless stop clusters (including non-homorganic clusters) in loanwords.
¹ In native words, tenuis and voiced stops are in complementary distribution, with voiced stops occuring after nasals (which are always homorganic) and tenuis stops occuring otherwise.<!-- Likewise, /β, ɾ, ɰ/ were originally intervocalic allophones of /p, t, k/, and they still behave as such in native words.--> However, the distinction has been phonemized due to the introduction of loanwords.
 
² /n/ is pronounced [ɳ] before retroflex stops.
 
³ Phonemes in brackets exclusively occur in loanwords.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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===Tones===
===Tones===
A mora can have either a high tone or low tone. High tone is considered the default/unmarked form.
A mora can have either a high tone or low tone. High tone is considered the default/unmarked form.
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A high tone can be indicated with an acute accent (e.g. á), but it is usually left unwritten.-->
Tones are usually not indicated in writing. In this article, a low tone is indicated with a grave accent (à).


===Prosody===
===Prosody===
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===Morphophonology===
===Morphophonology===
====Prenasalization====
====Prenasalization====
When a stem-initial tenuis stop is preceded by a nasal, it merges with the nasal to become the corresponding prenasalized stop.
When a prefix ending in a nasal is attached to a word, the following mutations occur:
====Palatalization====
* Tenuis stop > voiced
*/N/ + /t, ɾ/ > /nd/
*/N/ + /ɽ, l/ > /ɳɖ/
*/N/ + /p, β/ > /mb/
*/N/ + /k, ɰ/ > /ŋɡ/
<!--*/N/ + /j/ > /ɲɟ/-->
*/N/ + /c, j/ > /ɲɟ/
*/N/ before vowel > /ɲ/ (before front vowels), /ŋ/ (otherwise)
*/N/ before /h/ or /ʔ/ > /ŋ/
*/N/ + /w/ > /ŋʷ/
*/N/ + nasal > geminated nasal
 
====Gemination====
When a geminating prefix is attached to a word, the following consonants mutate:
*/ɸ, β/ > /pː/
*/ɾ, h, ʔ/ > /tː/
*/ɽ, l/ > /ʈː/
*/ɰ/ > /kː/
*/j/ > /cː/
*/w/ > /kʷː/
Before a vowel, the gemination is replaced with /t/.
 
====Lenition====
In leniting environments, the following mutations occur:
*/p/ > /β/
*/t/ > /ɾ/
*/l/ > /ɽ/
*/c/ > /j/
*/k/ > /ɰ/
*/kʷ/ > /w/
 
====Palatalization and Labialization====
Palatalization and labialization only affect native velar consonants. In such environments, the affected consonants is replaced with its palatal or labiovelar counterpart respectively.
*'''Palatalization:'''
**/ŋ/ > /ɲ/
**/k/ > /c/
**/ɡ/ > /ɟ/
**/ɠ/ > /ʄ/
**/ɰ/ > /j/
*'''Labialization:'''
**/ŋ/ > /ŋʷ/
**/k/ > /kʷ/
**/ɡ/ > /ɡʷ/
**/ɠ/ > /ɠʷ/
**/ɰ/ > /w/
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Palatalization occurs before endings beginning in /j/ (which merges with the palatalized consonant) or /i/-->


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
====Case====
Case in nouns is marked by final vowel:
*''-u'': Nominative
*''-a'': Accusative
*''-i'': Genitive
Case endings are dropped after nouns whose stems end in a long vowel.
A few nouns have long case endings (i.e. ''-uu'' for nominative, ''-aa'' for accusative, and ''-ii'' for genitive).
====Number====
With the exception of a few common nouns, plural is marked with the suffix ''-aar-'', inserted between the stem and case ending.
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====Definiteness====
The definite article is ''-ràà'' attached after the case ending<!--, which is repeated after the article with a low tone. In other words, the full suffix is:
*''-rù'': nominative
*''-rà'': accusative
*''-rì'': genitive-->.
====Genitive phrase====
A genitive phrase can be formed simply by putting the posessor in the genitive case.
Alternatively, the posessor can be preceded with the particle ''tù'' (which becomes ''tà'' in the accusative, ''tì'' in the genitive). This particle can be used on its own, completely replacing the posessee.
====Negation====
Negation of nouns is accomplished with the prefix ''lee-''.
====Noun derivation====
Various prefixes and suffixes are used to derive nouns.
Derivational prefixes include:
*''fo-'': for languages - e.g. ''fòhàřàà'' "Hara language"
*''sa-'': for peoples - e.g. ''sàhàřàà'' "Hara people"
*''me-'': for lands - e.g. ''mèhàřàà'' "land of the Hara"
Derivational suffixes include:
*''-aay-'': nisba suffix


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===Adjectives===
Adjectives are declined similarly to nouns and agree with the modified noun in number and case.
===Personal pronouns===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"|  !! rowspan="2"| Independent subject !! colspan="3" | Clitic<!-- !! rowspan="2"| Comments-->
|-
! Imperfect subject !! Perfect subject !! Non-subject
|-
! rowspan="5" | Singular
! 1
| nii
| n(i)-
| -éé
| -nii
|-
! 2M
| ndaa
| t(i)-
| -aqáá
| -qaa
|-
! 2F
| ndii
| t(i)-ii-
| -ayíí
| -yii
|-
! 3M
| huu
| y(i)-
| -óó
| -huu
|-
! 3F
| haa
| y(i)-ii-
| -áá
| -haa
|-
! rowspan="5" | Plural
! 1
| niinaa
| n(i)-uu-
| -anáá
| -naa
|-
! 2M
| ndumuu
| t(i)-uu-
| -aqumúú
| -qumuu
|-
! 2F
| ndiinaa
| t(i)-aa-
| -ayináá
| -yinaa
|-
! 3M
| humuu
| y(i)-uu-
| -oomúú
| -humuu
|-
! 3F
| hiinaa
| y(i)-aa-
| -eenáá
| -hinaa
|-
|}


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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===Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)===
<!--Kuťťu tù sàvaari -->
==Other resources==
==Other resources==
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