Altagüraba

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Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

There are 21 consonants in the alphabet of Altagüraba.

Consonants
B b Ç ç D d F f G g H h
J j K k L l M m N n P p
Q q “KQX” “kqx” R r S s T T TH th
V v W w Z z

Vowels

In Altagüraba there are 17 vowels. Each makes its own sound and there are only 3 definite diphthongs.

Vowels
A a  â Á á Æ æ à ã E e
É é I i Í í Ì ì O o Ø ø
Ó ó Ö ö U u Û û Ü ü Ú ú

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax and Grammar

Syntax

All sentences are in Subject-Verb-Object. With the exceptions of the 4 cases of indirect/direct/definite verbs.

Stress

Altagüraba is a defined tone language. There are stressed vowels that have definite sounds they make. There are 17 vowels, but 6 variations of the pronunciation of ‘Y’ based on spelling; in total being 23 vowel sounds.

Verbs

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources