Mooré
Gur language of Burkina Faso
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Phonology
The Mooré language consists of the following sounds:
Vowels
- Notes
- All vowels (other than and ) can also be nasalized.
- All vowels (oral and nasal) can be short or long.
- Other linguists include the vowels and ; here, they are analysed as diphthongs, ( is considered to be ea and is considered to be oa).
Consonants
- Notes
- The semivowel ⟨y⟩ is pronounced (palatal nasal) in front of nasal vowels.
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Orthography
In Burkina Faso, the Mooré alphabet uses the letters specified in the national Burkinabé alphabet. It can also be written with the newly-devised Goulsse alphabet.