Gwere, or Lugwere, is the language spoken by the Gwere people (Bagwere), a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Soga and Ganda, which neighbour the Gwere.
Phonology Consonants Gwere has 20 consonant phonemes. + Bilabial Labio-dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Plosive/Affricate Fricative Nasal Approximant
Vowels Gwere has ten vowel phonemes, 5 short and 5 long.
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Orthography and alphabet The Gwere alphabet has 31 letters.
a - a - [ɑ] aa - aa - [ɑː] b - ba - [β] bb - bba - [b] c - ca - [c] d - da - [d] e - e - [e] ee - ee - [eː] f - fa - [f] g - ga - [g] i - i - [i] ii - ii - [iː] j - ja - [ɟ] k - ka - [k] l - la - [l] m - ma - [m] n - na - [n] ny - nya - [ɲ] ŋ - ŋa - [ŋ] o - o - [o] oo - oo - [oː] p - pa - [p] r - ra - [r] s - sa - [s] t - ta - [t] u - u - [u] uu - uu - [uː] v - va - [v] w - wa - [w] y - ya - [j] z - za - [z]
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