Bunun Language Alphabet (Takbanuaz Dialect)
The Bunun Language Alphabet is a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 19 letters (5 vowels: A, I, U, E, O; 14 consonants -including one digraph “ng” pronounced as” ŋ “).
1. Full Alphabet
- Uppercase:
A, B, D, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, T, U, V, Z, NG
- Lowercase:
a, b, d, e, h, I, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, s, t, u, v, z, ng
2. Key Details:
- Vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
- Consonants: b, d, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, s, t, v, z, ng
- Unique Features: e (ay), o(aw) are one-syllable double vowel , they are different from two-syllable double vowe like: ai, ia, iu, ui, au, ua.
- Usage: Uppercase letters are used for proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences.
Upper case Lower case Phonic (pronunciation) word
A a /a/ amu
B b /bə/ babu
D d /də/ danum
E e /aɪ/ el-u-an
H h /hə/ hutan
I i /ɪ/ ivut
K k /kə/ kalat
L l /lə/ lamis
M m /mə/əm/ mata/tanam
N n /nə/ən/ nata/daan
O o /oʊ/ oqoq
P p /pə/ paan
Q q /qʼ/ qazam
S s /sə/ sanavan
T t /tə/ tutuza
U u /u/ uvau
V v /və/ vanu
Z z /zə/ zaas
NG ng / ŋə/ŋ/ ngutus/hutung
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