Cebuano Visayan Orthography and Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondence Quiz

A system where spelling directly reflects pronunciation, with each sound having a corresponding letter or combination of letters.

The use of 'Oo' and 'Ee' in Cebuano Visayan orthography reflects the influence of the Spanish and American languages, which have these letters in their systems.

The consistent relationship between a spoken sound (phoneme) and its written representation (grapheme) in a language.

The spelling system of Cebuano Visayan incorporates elements from Spanish and American language practices, reflecting historical influences.

When a borrowed word is adapted to fit the patterns and sounds of the borrowing language, including spelling and pronunciation.

In Cebuano Visayan, borrowed words are spelled consistently with phonetic principles, reflecting the correspondence between sound and writing.

The glottal stop, a sound made by briefly closing the vocal cords, is represented in Cebuano Visayan spelling using various symbols: (') over stressed vowels, (^) over unstressed vowels, and (-) between a consonant and a vowel.

In Cebuano Visayan writing, words with identical spellings but different meanings (homonyms) are distinguished based on the surrounding words and the sentence's meaning.

Punctuation marks at the end of sentences in Cebuano Visayan writing carry specific pronunciations, indicating differences in pitch and intonation.

The smallest meaningful units in a language, which cannot be broken down further (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, roots).