Harshen Tewa

Tawa ( </link> ) harshen Tanoan ne da wasu mutanen Pueblo ke magana, galibi a cikin kwarin Rio Grande a New Mexico a arewacin Santa Fe, da kuma cikin Arizona . Hakanan ana kiranta da Tano, ko Tée-wah (archaic). Akwai rashin jituwa a tsakanin mutanen Tewa game da ko ya kamata Tewa ya sami rubutaccen fom ko a'a, kamar yadda wasu dattawan Pueblo suka yi imanin cewa ya kamata a kiyaye harshensu ta hanyar al'adar baki kadai. Saboda haka, sai a shekarun 1960 ne aka fara rubuta harshen a karon farko. Duk da haka, yawancin masu magana da Tewa sun yanke shawarar cewa karatun Tewa muhimmin al'amari ne wajen watsar da yaren don haka an ƙirƙiri rubutun ƙira don wannan dalili.

Harshen ya yi gwagwarmaya don kiyaye tushen magana mai lafiya; duk da haka, saboda ƙoƙarin kiyaye harshen tun daga shekarun 1980 - na masu magana da harshe da na harshe - wannan matsala ba ta kai ga wasu harsuna na asali ba.

Tewa yana da ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun jigon waya tare da sautuka daban-daban guda 45. Goma sha biyu daga cikin waxannan wasula ne, masu iya zama ko dai tsayi ko gajere. Tewa, kamar sauran yarukan Tanoan, shima yana amfani da sautunan, wanda yake da guda huɗu.