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Baoulé is a language spoken in central and southern Ivory Coast by less than 5 million people.
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Baoulé is a language spoken in central and southern Ivory Coast by less than 5 million people. It is written with a version of the Latin alphabet.
It is written with a version of the Latin alphabet.
== Phonology ==
 
=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
!Close
|i
|
|u
|-
!Close-mid
|e
|
|o
|-
!Open-mid
|ɛ
|
|ɔ
|-
!Open
|
|a
|
|}
 
=== Consonants ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |
!Labial
!Alveolar
!Palatal
!Velar
!Labial-
velar
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
!<small>voiceless</small>
|p
|t
|c
|k
|kp
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
|b
|d
|ɟ
|g
|gb
|-
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
!<small>voiceless</small>
|f
|s
|
|
|
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
|v
|z
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Nasal
|m
|n
|ɲ
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Lateral
|
|l
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Trill
|
|r
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
|
|
|j
|
|w
|}
 
=== Tones ===
Baoulé has five tones: high, low, mid, rising, and falling.


<span link>Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons:[[Language/Baoule/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|Say Hello and Greetings in Baoulé]].</span>
== Orthography ==
== Orthography ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|Letter
!Letter
|Pronunication
!Pronunication
|-
|-
|A a
|A a
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===Nasal vowels===
===Nasal vowels===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|Letter  
!Letter  
|Pronunciation
!Pronunciation
|-
|-
|an
|an
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|[ũ]
|[ũ]
|}
|}
== Phonology ==
=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
!Close
|i
|
|u
|-
!Close-mid
|e
|
|o
|-
!Open-mid
|ɛ
|
|ɔ
|-
!Open
|
|a
|
|}
=== Consonants ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |
!Labial
!Alveolar
!Palatal
!Velar
!Labial-
velar
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
!<small>voiceless</small>
|p
|t
|c
|k
|kp
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
|b
|d
|ɟ
|g
|gb
|-
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
!<small>voiceless</small>
|f
|s
|
|
|
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
|v
|z
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Nasal
|m
|n
|ɲ
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Lateral
|
|l
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Trill
|
|r
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
|
|
|j
|
|w
|}
=== Tones ===
Baoulé has five tones: high, low, mid, rising, and falling.
==Other Lessons==
<span links></span>

Latest revision as of 20:02, 27 March 2023

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Baoulé is a language spoken in central and southern Ivory Coast by less than 5 million people. It is written with a version of the Latin alphabet.

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons:Say Hello and Greetings in Baoulé.

Orthography[edit | edit source]

Letter Pronunication
A a [a]
B b [b]
C c [c]
D d [d]
E e [e]
Ɛ ɛ [ɛ]
F f [f]
G  g [g]
GB gb [g͡b]
I i [i]
J j [ɟ]
K k [k]
KP kp [k͡p]
L l [l]
M m [m]
N  n [n]
NY ny [ɲ]
O o [o]
Ɔ ɔ [ɔ]
P p [p]
R r [r]
S s [s]
T t [t]
U  u [u]
V v [v]
W w [w]
Y y [j]
Z z [z]

Nasal vowels[edit | edit source]

Letter Pronunciation
an [ã]
ɛn [ɛ̃]
in [ĩ]
ɔn [ɔ̃]
un [ũ]

Phonology[edit | edit source]

Vowels[edit | edit source]

Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Consonants[edit | edit source]

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-

velar

Plosive voiceless p t c k kp
voiced b d ɟ g gb
Fricative voiceless f s
voiced v z
Nasal m n ɲ
Lateral l
Trill r
Approximant j w

Tones[edit | edit source]

Baoulé has five tones: high, low, mid, rising, and falling.

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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