Advanced Phonology

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Gil Y. Ben-Or.

 

Advanced Phonology – Final Paper - Kinyarwanda

 

Language selected:

 

Kinyarwanda, also known as Rwanda/Rwandan.

 

Background:

 

Kinyarwanda is a tonal language which is the official language of all 3 ethnic groups living in Rwanda: Hutu, Tutsi & Twa. The language is spoken by about 12 million people.

 

Consonant Table:

 

 

Vowel Table:

 

Vowels
  Front Central Back
High i, i:   u, u:
Mid e, e:   o, o:
Low   a, a:  

 

 

Syllabic Structure:

 

Kinyarwanda is confined to the basic CV/VC structure.

 

The last vowel in the final utterance (End of the sentence) position is always partially/entirely voiceless. When in final word position, the last vowel is voiced.

 

Words can be distinguished by tone high/low when low tone is considered unmarked.


 

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