Editing Herero language (section)

==Script==
Because of the translation of missionary Gottlieb Viehe (1839–1901) of the Bible into Herero, at the end of the 19th century, the spoken language was transcribed to an alphabet based on the Latin script. Father Peter Heinrich Brincker (1836–1904) translated several theological works and songs.

=== Orthography ===
* a - [ɑ]
* b - [b]
* d - [d]
* ḓ - [d̪]
* e - [ɛ]
* f - [f]
* g - [g]
* h - [h]
* i - [i]
* j - [j]
* k - [k]
* l - [l]
* m - [m]
* mb - [ᵐb]
* mw - [mʷ]
* n - [n]
* ndj - [ⁿdʒ]
* ng - [ᵑɡ]
* ngw - [ᵑɡʷ]
* nj - [ɲ]
* ṋ - [n̪]
* o - [ɔ]
* p - [p]
* r - [r]
* s - [s]
* t - [t]
* tj - [t͡ʃ]
* ṱ - [t̪]
* u - [u/w]
* v - [v]
* w - [w]
* y - [j]
* z - [z]<ref>{{cite web |title=Herero alphabet, pronunciation, and language |url=https://omniglot.com/writing/herero.php |website=Omniglot |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref>

Long vowels are doubled.

f and l are only used in loanwords.