Orthography; the writing system of Gorontalo language
Short vowel
Working orthography example words IPA
a ami “kami - we” /a/
o olobu “kerbau - buffalo” /o/
e ego “kera - monkey” /e/
u udu “tikus - mouse” /u/
i ii “kuda-kuda perkakas - tool” /i/
Long vowel
Working orthography example words IPA
a: a:ato “sapu - broom” /a:/
o: o:o “ya - yes (less polite)” /o:/
e: e:layi “ingat - remember” /e:/
u: u:langiyolo “mengulang – repeating” /u:/
i: i:du “menarik - moved” /i:/
Consonant
Working orthography example words IPA
p pali “luka - wound” /p/
b bali “bola - ball” /b/
t tete “kucing - cat” /t/
d dale “tikar rottan - rattan mat” /d/
k kaka “kakak - elder brother” /k/
g gaga “bagus - good” /g/
s sa:ya “ya - yes (polite) /s/
h halati “ gelas - cup” /h/
m mato “mata - eyes” /m/
mb mbaya-mbaya “baling-baling - propeller” /mb/
n nene “nenek - grandmother” /n/
l lamuo “nyamuk - mosquito” / l/
r roda “roda - the wheel” /r/
w wale “ anai-anai - termits” /w/
y yinulo “minyak - oil” /y/
c cole “kutang - bras” /tj/
j jo “ya - yes (less polite) /j/
ng ngango "mulut - mouth" /ng/
ngg nggouw “bungkuk - hunchback” /ngg/
nt ntali “ayo - let’s” /nt/
ny nyawa “nyawa - life” /ny/
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