Alphabets of Africa

BURKINA FASO

KARABORO (GUR)

PHONEMES AND ORTUOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS

/m/ m

M n

/O/ D

EXAMPLES

/p/

P

AV

b

A/

t

AV

d

/kj/

c

/gjv

J

M

k

I9I

9

A)b/

gb

/•v

h

/i/

i

hi

e

A/

£

A^:/

VV

M

V

Tones:

high
mid
low
risinc]

/f/

N

M

N

M

Av/

/J/

/u/

11

/o/

/o/

Ai/

(word initial or final)
unmarkccl
(before the word)
unmarked

bar

-bhihu

draha

kandc

-trhK

faa

SIKJU

gbf:

-taha

-dir

kar

-'ar

mar

naa

yror)

-trDliD

-paha

-gyar

sail a

-tar

-kur

war

yindc

porridges

large gourd

place

path

times

hunger

to pound grain

clay pot

to follow

food plants

meat

tripes

to stick, glue

fire

hut

moon

leg

nail

lion

place

field

cotton

silver

eye

ALPHABET

a b c (I c f. f g gb

w y

h i j k I m n T)

o p r s t II ^

number of graphemes

Alphabets of Africta

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Published by UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar (D1<£DA)
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Rlionda L. Hartell isbn : 92-9091-020-3 © unesco 1993

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