kagtonog
(kag- + tonog)
n. Phonology; Orthography
Definition
Etymology
kag- (agentive/possessive nominal prefix: “one having; that which possesses”) + tonog “sound.”
Literally,
“that which possesses sound.”
The name reflects the phonetic property that vowels inherently carry voicing and may constitute an entire syllable by themselves.
Orthographic Inventory
A a
E e
I i
O o
Examples
Epat sana ana kagtonog nin Boie’nen.
“Boie’nen has only four vowel phonemes.”
Ana litrang E amoan pepet nin Boie’nen.
“The letter E is the Boie’nen pepet vowel.”
Notes
Unlike consonants, kagtonog may be pronounced independently and forms the syllabic nucleus of Boie’nen words.