瓦伊语(ꕙꔤ)是曼德语族的一个分支,由瓦伊人使用的语言。在利比里亚和塞拉利昂的使用人数分别约有104,000和15,500[1],是撒哈拉以南少数有文字系统的非洲语言之一。 该语言拥有一套特有的书写系统:由Momolu Duwalu Bukele于1833年创建的瓦伊音节文字(le syllabaire vaï)。
发音学
[r]和[ʃ]只出现在新增的外来语。
文字
1830年发明了一套音节文字。字符表如下:
e | i | a | o | u | ɔ | ɛ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
‑ | ꔀ | ꔤ | ꕉ | ꕱ | ꖕ | ꖺ | ꗡ |
‑̃ | ꔁ | ꔥ | ꕊ | ꕲ | ꖖ | ꖻ | ꗢ |
ŋ‑̃ | ꕋ | ꖼ | ꗣ | ||||
h‑ | ꔂ | ꔦ | ꕌ | ꕳ | ꖗ | ꖽ | ꗤ |
h‑̃ | ꔧ | ꕍ | ꖘ | ꖾ | ꗥ | ||
w‑ | ꔃ | ꔨ | ꕎ | ꕴ | ꖙ | ꖿ | ꗦ |
w‑̃ | ꔄ | ꔩ | ꕏ | ꕵ | ꖚ | ꗀ | ꗧ |
p‑ | ꔅ | ꔪ | ꕐ | ꕶ | ꖛ | ꗁ | ꗨ |
b‑ | ꔆ | ꔫ | ꕑ | ꕷ | ꖜ | ꗂ | ꗩ |
ɓ‑ | ꔇ | ꔬ | ꕒ | ꕸ | ꖝ | ꗃ | ꗪ |
mɓ‑ | ꔈ | ꔭ | ꕓ | ꕹ | ꖞ | ꗄ | ꗫ |
kp‑ | ꔉ | ꔮ | ꕔ | ꕺ | ꖟ | ꗅ | ꗬ |
kp‑̃ | ꕕ | ꗭ | |||||
mgb‑ | ꔊ | ꔯ | ꕖ | ꕻ | ꖠ | ꗆ | ꗮ |
gb‑ | ꔋ | ꔰ | ꕗ | ꕼ | ꖡ | ꗇ | ꗯ |
gb‑̃ | ꗈ | ꗰ | |||||
f‑ | ꔌ | ꔱ | ꕘ | ꕽ | ꖢ | ꗉ | ꗱ |
v‑ | ꔍ | ꔲ | ꕙ | ꕾ | ꖣ | ꗊ | ꗲ |
t‑ | ꔎ | ꔳ | ꕚ | ꕿ | ꖤ | ꗋ | ꗳ |
θ‑ | ꔏ | ꔴ | ꕛ | ꖀ | ꖥ | ꗌ | ꗴ |
d‑ | ꔐ | ꔵ | ꕜ | ꖁ | ꖦ | ꗍ | ꗵ |
ð‑ | ꔑ | ꔶ | ꕝ | ꖂ | ꖧ | ꗎ | ꗶ |
l‑ | ꔒ | ꔷ | ꕞ | ꖃ | ꖨ | ꗏ | ꗷ |
r‑ | ꔓ | ꔸ | ꕟ | ꖄ | ꖩ | ꗐ | ꗸ |
ɗ‑ | ꔔ | ꔹ | ꕠ | ꖅ | ꖪ | ꗑ | ꗹ |
nɗ‑ | ꔕ | ꔺ | ꕡ | ꖆ | ꖫ | ꗒ | ꗺ |
s‑ | ꔖ | ꔻ | ꕢ | ꖇ | ꖬ | ꗓ | ꗻ |
ʃ‑ | ꔗ | ꔼ | ꕣ | ꖈ | ꖭ | ꗔ | ꗼ |
z‑ | ꔘ | ꔽ | ꕤ | ꖉ | ꖮ | ꗕ | ꗽ |
ʒ‑ | ꔙ | ꔾ | ꕥ | ꖊ | ꖯ | ꗖ | ꗾ |
tʃ‑ | ꔚ | ꔿ | ꕦ | ꖋ | ꖰ | ꗗ | ꗿ |
dʒ‑ | ꔛ | ꕀ | ꕧ | ꖌ | ꖱ | ꗘ | ꘀ |
ndʒ‑ | ꔜ | ꕁ | ꕨ | ꖍ | ꖲ | ꗙ | ꘁ |
j‑ | ꔝ | ꕂ | ꕩ | ꖎ | ꖳ | ꗚ | ꘂ |
k‑ | ꔞ | ꕃ | ꕪ | ꖏ | ꖴ | ꗛ | ꘃ |
k‑̃ | ꕫ | ||||||
ŋg‑ | ꔟ | ꕄ | ꕬ | ꖐ | ꖵ | ꗜ | ꘄ |
ŋg‑̃ | ꘅ | ||||||
g‑ | ꔠ | ꕅ | ꕭ | ꖑ | ꖶ | ꗝ | ꘆ |
g‑̃ | ꘇ | ||||||
m‑ | ꔡ | ꕆ | ꕮ | ꖒ | ꖷ | ꗞ | ꘈ |
n‑ | ꔢ | ꕇ | ꕯ | ꖓ | ꖸ | ꗟ | ꘉ |
ɲ‑ | ꔣ | ꕈ | ꕰ | ꖔ | ꖹ | ꗠ | ꘊ |
e | i | a | o | u | ɔ | ɛ |
Symbol | Function[2] |
---|---|
ꘋ | 音节结尾 ŋ |
ꘌ | 元音延长符号 |
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