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Naro , also Nharo, is a Khoe language spoken in Ghanzi District of Botswana and in eastern Namibia. It is probably the most-spoken of the Tshu–Khwe languages. Naro is a trade language among speakers of different Khoe languages in Ghanzi District. There is currently a dictionary. ==Phonology== Naro has the following consonant inventory, in the IPA of Miller (2011) and the orthography of Visser (2001):〔Visser originally wrote the palatal clicks with a base of , but switched to to make the language more accessible from English-language typewriters and keyboards.〕 ''Kg'' and ''kg’'' only contrast for some speakers: ''kx’ám'' "mouth" vs. ''k’áù'' "male". The flap ''r'' is only found medially except in loan words. An ''l'' is only found in loans, and is generally substituted by medially and initially. Medial and may be and ; they occur initially only in ''wèé'' "all, both" and in ''yèè'' (an interjection). Naro has five vowel qualities, ''a e i o u,'' which may occur long ''(aa ee ii oo uu),'' nasalized ''(ã ẽ ĩ õ ũ),'' pressed ''(a, e, i, o, u),'' or combinations of these ''(ã'' etc.). There are three tones, written ''á, a, à.'' Syllables are of the maximal form ''CVV,'' where ''VV'' is a long vowel, diphthong, or combination of vowel and ''m,'' and may take two tones: ' "to see"; ' "to smell". The only consonant that can occur finally is ''m,'' except that long nasal vowels such as ''ãã'' may surface as () (() does not otherwise occur). Syllabic /n/ also occurs, as in ''nna.'' Below is an overview of Naro clicks in both orthography and IPA (Visser 2001). The dental click is represented by ''c''. alveolar click by ''q'', palatal click by ''tc'', and lateral click by ''x''. All examples are from Visser (2001). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Naro language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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