Turka (Turuka) or Curama (Cuuramã, Tchourama, Tyurama), is a Gur language which is spoken by the Turka people in southwest Burkina Faso. Its closest linguistic relative is the Cerma language: however, they are not mutually intelligible. Due to economic, religious and educational influence, many Turka people also speak Arabic and Jula.[2]
Writing system
Alphabet
A
Ǝ
B
C
D
E
Ɛ
F
G
Gb
H
I
Ɩ
J
K
L
M
N
Ɲ
Ŋm
O
Ɔ
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
a
ǝ
b
c
d
e
ɛ
f
g
gb
h
i
ɩ
j
k
l
m
n
ɲ
ŋm
o
ɔ
p
r
s
t
u
v
w
y
Nasalization is indicated with a tilde on the vowel : ⟨ã, ǝ̃, ɛ̃, ĩ, õ, ɔ̃, ũ⟩.
The tones are indicated using diacritics on the vowels or the syllabic nasals, with the acute accent for the high tone and the grave accent for the low tone.
