Temanean Language

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasals	m		n			ng
Stops	p / b		t / d			g
Affricatives				ch / jh
Fricatives		(v)	s	x / j			h
Approximants			r		yy
Lateral Approximants			l

Unvoiced sounds are on the left of the "/", while voiced sounds are on the right.

• The palato-alveolar affricative "jh" is pronounced as in "j" in jog or jab.
• The palato-alveolar fricatve "x" is pronounced as the "sh" in shy or show.
• The palato-alveolar fricative "j" is pronounced as the "s" in vision or delusion.
• The alveolar approximant "r" is never trilled, but is usually tapped.

Vowels

	Front	Mid	Back
High	y
Mid-High		u	u
Mid	e	e	o
Mid-Low	a	o
Low		a