diff --git a/_posts/2022-09-06-rukiga-african-language.md b/_posts/2022-09-06-rukiga-african-language.md index a298def..7fdb851 100644 --- a/_posts/2022-09-06-rukiga-african-language.md +++ b/_posts/2022-09-06-rukiga-african-language.md @@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ author: Mahdi During my trip to south of Uganda I interacted with people who mainly spoke a local language called Rukiga. They said there is no dictionary for their language as of yet (although it is apparently being worked on), so I just kept asking them to teach me words and phrases and their grammar bit by bit. So here I’m sharing what I learned from my friends here in Uganda with you. Thanks to Tabitha and Tutamuzongoza and Jovan Tumwijukye specially who taught me and my friend a lot of these words and they spent time correcting the writing and pronunciation. # Pronunciation -The “r” letter is sometimes read with a sound that is in-between L and R (get phonetic annotation for these) -The “k” letter is sometimes read with a ch sound (need phonetic) + +Refer to the [Wikipedia page](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiga_language) of the language which includes an orthography of the language as a guide for pronunciation. + Pronunciations may vary depending on the region. As an example, in one area we were told Musana means sun, but in another region we were told it’s pronounced as Mushana. # A tiny dictionary of words