Hara
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Hara (/hɑɹə/, native: foharaa /ɸòhàɾàː/) is a South Semitic language.
Introduction
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
Labial | Coronal | Palatal/ Postalveolar |
Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Stop | voiceless | p | t | tʃ | 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
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.