Baoulé language
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In 1946, portions of the Bible translated into Baoulé were first published; the full New Testament followed in 1953. The complete Bible was published first in 1998, by the Bible Society in Abidjan.
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Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Of these vowels, five may be nasalized: /ĩ/, /ɛ̃/, /ã/, /ũ/, and /ɔ̃/.
Tones
Baoulé has five tones: high, low, mid, rising, and falling.
Orthography
Baoulé uses the following letters to indicate the following phonemes: