Editing Naro language (section)

== Orthography ==
Naro orthography uses the [[Latin alphabet]], and is partially based on the systems for [[Zulu language|Zulu]] and [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]], especially as far as clicks are represented. [[Digraph (orthography)|Digraphs]] are used for clicks, and to represent affricates. Vowel length is represented by doubling of the vowel, whereas the orthography utilizes the tilde to represent nasality (⟨ã ẽ ĩ õ ũ⟩), and underline to represent pharyngealization. Tones are written with diacritics both on vowels and nasal consonants, with the exception of the mid tone, which is not represented (e.g. ⟨á a à ḿ m̀ ń ǹ⟩)''.''

Below is an overview of Naro clicks in both orthography and IPA (Visser 2001). The [[dental click]] is represented by ''c''. [[alveolar click]] by ''q'', [[palatal click]] by ''tc'', and [[lateral click]] by ''x''. All examples are from Visser (2001).

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|+ Naro clicks in orthography and IPA
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! Orthography || IPA || Example || Orthography || IPA || Example || Orthography || IPA || Example || Orthography || IPA || Example
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| ''c''|| ǀ || ''cõose'' 'owl'       || ''q''|| ǃ || ''qaò'' 'rise (sun, moon)'       || ''tc''|| ǂ || ''tcúú'' 'head'               || ''x''|| ǁ || ''xòa'' 'cave'
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| ''cg''|| ǀχ || ''cgàa'' 'flesh'    || ''qg''|| ǃχ || ''qgóé'' 'to run'              || ''tcg''|| ǂχ || ''tcgáí'' 'eye'             || ''xg''|| ǁχ || ''xgóà'' 'angry'
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| ''cg'<nowiki/>''|| ǀχʼ || ''cg’õè'' 'name'  || ''qg'<nowiki/>''|| ǃχʼ || ''qg’áó'' 'neck'             || ''tcg'<nowiki/>''|| ǂχʼ || ''tcg’áì'' 'sharp, spicy' || ''xg'''|| ǁχʼ || ''xg’ari'' 'to squeeze'
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| ''ch''|| ǀʰ || ''cóá '''child'     || ''qh''|| ǃʰ || ''qhàò'' 'people, tribe, kind' || ''tch''|| ǂʰ || ''tchàà'' 'wide'            || ''xh''|| ǁʰ || ''xhãya'' 'West, Namibia'
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| ''c'<nowiki/>''|| ǀ̃ˀ || ''c’áò'' 'blood'   || ''q'<nowiki/>''|| ǃ̃ˀ || ''q’óà'' 'afraid'             || ''tc'<nowiki/>''|| ǂ̃ˀ || ''tc’ubi'' 'egg'           || ''x'''|| ǁ̃ˀ || ''x’áà'' 'light (n.)'
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| ''dc''|| ǀ̬ || ''dcoàbà'' 'spider' || ''dq''|| ǃ̬ || ''dqàne'' 'chin'               || ''dtc''|| ǂ̬ || ''dtcìì'' 'fat (adj.)'      || ''dx''|| ǁ̬ || ''dxàí'' 'cheek'
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| ''nc''|| ⁿǀ̃ || ''nco̱à'' 'red'     || ''nq''|| ǃ̃ || ''nqàrè'' 'foot'               || ntc || ǂ̃ || ''ntcùú'' 'black'           || ''nx''|| ǁ̃ || ''nxào'' 'joke'
|}