Temanean Language
From Riiga
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 the "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 behind the teeth.
- The palatal approximant "yy" is pronounced as the "y" in yes or yellow.
- * The labio-dental fricative "v" is used primarily by people from the island kingdoms. Mainland speakers might substitute this sound with a "b".
Vowels
Front | Middle | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | y | ||
Mid-High | i | uo | u |
Mid | e | eu | o |
Mid-Low | ae | o | |
Low | a |
- The high front vowel sound "y" is pronounced as the "ee" in feet or reed.
- The mid-high middle vowel sound "uo" is pronounced as the "i" in bargin or margin.
- The middle vowel sound "eu" is pronounced as in the "u" in furl or hurt.
- The mid-low front vowel sound "ae" is pronounced as the "a" in bat or rag.
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