Turka (Turuka) or Curama (Cuuramã, Tchourama, Tyurama), is a Gur language which is spoken by the Turka people in southwest Burkina Faso. Its closest linguistic relative is the Cerma language: however, they are not mutually intelligible. Due to economic, religious and educational influence, many Turka people also speak Arabic and Jula.
Writing system
Alphabet A Ǝ B C D E Ɛ F G Gb H I Ɩ J K L M N Ɲ Ŋm O Ɔ P R S T U V W Y a ǝ b c d e ɛ f g gb h i ɩ j k l m n ɲ ŋm o ɔ p r s t u v w y
Nasalization is indicated with a tilde on the vowel : .
The tones are indicated using diacritics on the vowels or the syllabic nasals, with the acute accent for the high tone and the grave accent for the low tone. References