Kola: Difference between revisions

There are two Latin alphabets: a more common one based on the transcription of Semitic and Cushitic languages of Ethiopia ("Ethiopianist"), and a less common one based more on other Bantu languages ("Bantuist"). The biggest difference is in the treatment of voiceless stops and affricates. In the Ethiopianist transcription, the aspirated versions are treated as the unmarked forms and the ejective versions are treated as marked (as they are in Semitic and Cushitic languages). In the Bantuist transcription, however, the ejectives are treated as unmarked and the aspirates as marked (as they are in Bantu languages). Since Kola is Bantu, the Bantuist transcription more accurately represents the phonemes' status in the language; however, this article uses the more common Ethiopianist transcription.