Gwere language

Gwere, or Lugwere, is the language spoken by the Gwere people, a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Soga and Ganda, which neighbour the Gwere.

Phonology

Consonants

Gwere has 20 consonant phonemes.

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive/ Affricate
Fricative
Nasal
Approximant

Vowels

Gwere has ten vowel phonemes, 5 short and 5 long.

	Front	Back
Close
Mid
Open

Orthography and alphabet

The Gwere alphabet has 31 letters.a - a - aa - aa - b - ba - bb - bba - c - ca - d - da - e - e - ee - ee - f - fa - g - ga - i - i - ii - ii - j - ja - k - ka - l - la - m - ma - n - na - ny - nya - ŋ - ŋa - o - o - oo - oo - p - pa - r - ra - s - sa - t - ta - u - u - uu - uu - v - va - w - wa - y - ya - z - za -