Valware - Vai
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Pronunciation table
| Latin | a | e | f | h | i | k | l | m | n | ń | o | r | s | t | u | v | w | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /a/ | /e/ | /φ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /β/ | /w/ | /j/ |
CV Syllabary
| a | e | i | o | u | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ꕉ | ꔀ | ꔤ | ꕱ | ꖕ | ||||
| f | ꕘ | ꔌ | ꔱ | ꕽ | ꖢ | ||||
| h | ꕌ | ꔂ | ꔦ | ꕳ | ꖗ | ||||
| k | ꕪ | ꔞ | ꕃ | ꖏ | ꖴ | ||||
| l | ꕞ | ꔒ | ꔷ | ꖃ | ꖨ | ||||
| m | ꕮ | ꔡ | ꕆ | ꖒ | ꖷ | ||||
| n | ꕯ | ꔢ | ꕇ | ꖓ | ꖸ | ||||
| ń | ꕬ | ꔟ | ꕄ | ꖐ | ꖵ | ||||
| r | ꕟ | ꔓ | ꔸ | ꖄ | ꖩ | ||||
| s | ꕢ | ꔖ | ꔻ | ꖇ | ꖬ | ||||
| t | ꕚ | ꔎ | ꔳ | ꕿ | ꖤ | ||||
| v | ꕙ | ꔍ | ꔲ | ꕾ | ꖣ | ||||
| w | ꕎ | ꔃ | ꔨ | ꕴ | ꖙ | ||||
| y 1 | ꕏ | ꔄ | ꔩ | ꕵ | ꖚ |
Notes
- 1 The <w̃-> syllables are assigned to the <y-> syllables.
Codas
| coda | -m | -n | -ń | ań 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ꘈ 2 | ꘉ 2 | ꘋ | ꕊ |
Note
- 1 Because of its frequency, the definite article has its own syllable. It is /ã/ reassigned. It is used even when the <a> is elided:
- ꔢꔄ ꕊ, neye ań, the girl
- ꕏꕯ ꕊ, yana 'ń, the lake
- 2 <-m> and <-n> are taken from the <ɛ> column of the syllabary.
Example
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
- Owe nuńwu wolo rile oʻ otu usa ve sańo yuń o sati yi.
- ꕱꔃ ꖸꘉꖙ ꕴꖃ ꔸꔒ ꕱ ꕱꖤ ꖕꕢ ꔍ ꕢꖐ ꖚꘋ ꖕ ꕢꔳ ꔩ.
- They are endowed with reason and conscience
- Etu yuń o fuwi yuń ye sa yi
- ꔀꖤ ꖚꘋ ꕱ ꖢꔨ ꖚꘋ ꔄ ꕢ ꔩ
- and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
- o wa sońa weńwa wiva ve wasi ńom wila ve ńohita wafa.
- ꕱ ꕎ ꖇꕬ ꔃꘋꕎ ꔨꕙ ꔍ ꕎꔻ ꖐꘈ ꔨꕞ ꔍ ꖐꔦꕚ ꕎꕘ.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
