Article outline

• 1.Linguistic and orthographic background
  • 1.1Affiliation and location
  • 1.2Orthography development
  • 1.3Previous research
  • 1.4Typology
  • 1.5Consonants
    • 1.5.1Consonant inventory
    • 1.5.2Palatal approximant
    • 1.5.3Approximant elision
    • 1.5.4Contrast between /m/ and /n/
    • 1.5.5Contrast between /l/ and /n/
  • 1.6Vowels
    • 1.6.1Vowel inventory
    • 1.6.2Nasal vowels
    • 1.6.3Vowel harmony
    • 1.6.4Vowel contraction
  • 1.7Tone
    • 1.7.1Generalities
    • 1.7.2Vowel contraction and tone
    • 1.7.3Tonal polarity
    • 1.7.4M and L verb tone alternation
    • 1.7.5Possessive pronouns
    • 1.7.6Lexical tone
    • 1.7.7Grammatical tone
• 2.Literacy background
  • 2.1Literacy programs
  • 2.2Literature production
  • 2.3Pedagogical materials
    • 2.3.1Primer
    • 2.3.2Transition guide
• Notes