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Unvoiced sounds are on the left of the "/", while voiced sounds are on the right. | Unvoiced sounds are on the left of the "/", while voiced sounds are on the right. | ||
* The palato-alveolar affricative "jh" is pronounced as | * 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 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 palato-alveolar fricative "j" is pronounced as the "s" in vision or delusion. | ||
* The alveolar approximant "r" is never trilled, but is usually tapped. | * 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== | ==Vowels== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
!!!Front!! | !!!Front!!Middle!!Back | ||
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!High | !High | ||
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!Mid-High | !Mid-High | ||
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!Mid | !Mid | ||
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* 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. | |||
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Revision as of 06:52, 20 December 2019
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 | uo | u | |
| Mid | e | e | o |
| Mid-Low | a | 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.
