kagtonog

English: Translation

vowel

Filipino: Translation

patinig

English: Definition

Vowel; a speech sound that ordinarily forms the nucleus or central sound of a syllable and is produced without complete obstruction of the airflow and being pronounced independently without the support of another sound. In **Katon Boie’nen**, the term refers specifically to the four phonemic vowel letters A, E, I, and O.

Part of Speech

noun

Notes

Part of speech: noun · linguistic term

Morphological analysis:
kag- + tonog “sound”

kag- — agentive or associative prefix; marks something characterized by, associated with, or serving as the bearer of the root concept
tonog — sound

Literal sense: “sound-bearer” or “the element that carries the sound”

In this technical formation, kagtonog refers to the vowel as the sound-bearing nucleus of a syllable.

Related: tonog “sound”; pangtonog “consonant”; korokagtonog “semivowel; glide”

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.

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Boînën Orthography Writers (BOW) of Buhi North District, on Jan 18-20, 26-28, 2018, with Translators Association of the Phils. (TAP).

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Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

kagtonog