Gwere, or ''Lugwere,'' is the language spoken by the Gwere people (''Bagwere''), a

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people found in the eastern part of

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. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Soga and

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, which neighbour the Gwere.

Phonology

Consonants

Gwere has 20 consonant phonemes.

Vowels

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

Orthography and alphabet

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

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