Appendix:Lishepus pronunciation: Difference between revisions
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The [[Lishepus language]] has | The [[Lishepus language]] has 21 consonants, 5 short vowels, 3 long vowels, and 2 glides. | ||
==Standard Romanization== | ==Standard Romanization== | ||
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==Phonetics== | ==Phonetics== | ||
=== Consonants === | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! colspan="2" | | |||
! Labial | |||
! Coronal | |||
! Palatal | |||
! Velar | |||
! Pharyngeal | |||
! Glottal | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | Nasal | |||
| m || n || || || || | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | Plosive | |||
! <small>voiceless</small> | |||
| p || t || ch [tʃ] || k || || (' [ʔ]) | |||
|- | |||
! <small>voiced</small> | |||
| b || d || j [dʒ] || g || || | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | Fricative | |||
! <small>voiceless</small> | |||
| || th [θ], s || sh [ʃ] || kh [x] || (h [ħ]) || h | |||
|- | |||
! <small>voiced</small> | |||
| || dh [ð], z || || gh [ɣ] || ' [ʕ] || | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | Sonorants | |||
| w || l, r || y [j] || || || | |||
|} | |||
=== | === Vowels === | ||
The high and low vowels may be short or long, while the mid ones are always short. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Front | |||
! Central | |||
! Back | |||
|- | |||
! Close | |||
| i, ii [iː] | |||
| rowspan="2" | | |||
| u, uu [uː] | |||
|- | |||
! Mid | |||
| e | |||
| o | |||
|- | |||
! Open | |||
| | |||
| a, aa [aː] | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | |||
[[Category:Lishepus language]] |
Latest revision as of 15:03, 10 November 2023
The Lishepus language has 21 consonants, 5 short vowels, 3 long vowels, and 2 glides.
Standard Romanization
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
a | a | father | |
b | b | bother | |
ch | tʃ | cheek | |
d | d | dog | |
dh | ð | then | |
e | e | bait | |
f | f | food | |
g | g | good | |
gh | ɣ | Spanish fuego | |
h | h/ħ | ham, — | Like the English h syllable-initially. Syllable-finally, you can make the latter sound by attempting to fog up a mirror. |
i | i | machine | |
j | dʒ | jog | |
k | k | skill | |
kh | x | loch | |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | Assimilates to a following velar consonant. |
o | o | moat | |
p | p | span | |
r | r | Spanish perro | |
s | s | see | |
sh | ʃ | sheep | |
t | t | stop | |
th | θ | think | |
u | u | rude | |
w | w | wall | |
y | j | yawn | |
z | z | zoo | |
' | ʕ/ʔ | uh-oh, — | Between vowels, like the catch in one's throat in the middle of the word "uh-oh". Almost like gagging elsewhere. |
Notes:
- Long vowels or consonants are written by doubling the letter.
- Acute accents are used to mark stress.
Phonetics
Consonants
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Pharyngeal | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | |||||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | ch [tʃ] | k | (' [ʔ]) | |
voiced | b | d | j [dʒ] | g | |||
Fricative | voiceless | th [θ], s | sh [ʃ] | kh [x] | (h [ħ]) | h | |
voiced | dh [ð], z | gh [ɣ] | ' [ʕ] | ||||
Sonorants | w | l, r | y [j] |
Vowels
The high and low vowels may be short or long, while the mid ones are always short.
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i, ii [iː] | u, uu [uː] | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a, aa [aː] |