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
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Stop voiceless p t k ʔ
implosive ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ
prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ᵑɡ
Fricative voiceless ɸ s ʃ h
voiced β z
Approximant w l j ɰ
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

Prenasalization

When a stem-initial tenuis stop is preceded by a nasal, it merges with the nasal to become the corresponding prenasalized stop.

Palatalization

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources