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This article describes the phonology of the Somali language. ==Consonants== Common Somali has 22 consonant phonemes. Its consonants cover every place of articulation on the IPA chart, though not all of these distinctions are phonemic. is a voiced retroflex plosive. Some phoneticians say that it has an implosive quality for some speakers. It is sometimes realised as a flap between vowels. The voiceless stops and are always aspirated. is often realized as more front . All words with this phoneme are loanwords from Arabic. These words may be "Somalized" by replacing with . , the voiced pharyngeal fricative, may have creaky voice. is often pronounced with breathy voice and may be partially devoiced. Between vowels it may be a single tap. 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「Somali phonology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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