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Title:Some notes on Yoruba phonetics and spelling
Author:Siertsema, B.
Year:1958
Periodical:Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Série B: Sciences humaines
Volume:20
Issue:3
Pages:576-592
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subject:Yoruba language
Abstract:With constant reference to I. WARD's 'Introdution to the Yoruba language' this paper wants to draw further attention to some points of phonetics and spelling which may be of interest both to the foreign learner and to the Yorubas themselves. (---) From the present discussion of practical problems: the pronunciation of 'unusual' sounds the interpretation of certain tonal phenomena, tone indication and other spellin difficulties some points may emerge that are of more general interest to the linguist. 1. P (because there is no purely labial (p) this symbol can be used to indicate the voiceless labiovelar plosive) (p. 576-78). 2. Nasalisation (p. 578-80). 3. Oral vowels (p. 581-83). 4. Tones (p. 583-92).
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