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==Standard Romanization== | |||
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" | |||
|- | |||
! Letter | |||
! IPA | |||
! English example | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| '''a''' | |||
| a | |||
| f'''a'''ther | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''b''' | |||
| b | |||
| '''b'''ad | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''d''' | |||
| d | |||
| '''d'''og | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''e''' | |||
| e | |||
| b'''ai'''t | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''g''' | |||
| ɡ | |||
| '''g'''ood | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''h''' | |||
| h | |||
| '''h'''am | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''i''' | |||
| i | |||
| mach'''i'''ne | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''k''' | |||
| k | |||
| s'''k'''ill | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''l''' | |||
| l | |||
| '''l'''eft | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''m''' | |||
| m | |||
| '''m'''an | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''n''' | |||
| n | |||
| '''n'''o | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''o''' | |||
| o | |||
| t'''o'''te | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''r''' | |||
| r | |||
| — | |||
| Like the '''rr''' in Spanish ''perro''. | |||
|- | |||
| '''s''' | |||
| s | |||
| '''s'''ee | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''sh''' | |||
| ʃ | |||
| '''sh'''eep | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''t''' | |||
| t | |||
| s'''t'''op | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''u''' | |||
| u | |||
| r'''u'''de | |||
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|- | |||
| '''v''' | |||
| v | |||
| '''v'''oice | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''y''' | |||
| j | |||
| '''y'''awn | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '''z''' | |||
| z | |||
| '''z'''oo | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
Notes: | |||
* Geminate consonants are written in the romanization by doubling the letter. | |||
==Phonetics== | ==Phonetics== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! colspan="2" | | |||
! Labial | |||
! Coronal | |||
! Palatal | |||
! Velar | |||
! Glottal | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | Nasal | |||
| m || n || || || | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | Plosive | |||
! <small>voiceless</small> | |||
| || t || || k || | |||
|- | |||
! <small>voiced</small> | |||
| b || d || || g || | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | Fricative | |||
! <small>voiceless</small> | |||
| || s || sh [ʃ] || || h | |||
|- | |||
! <small>voiced</small> | |||
| v || z || || || | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | Approximant | |||
| || l || y [j] || || | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | Trill | |||
| || r || || || | |||
|} | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Nelvayu has 5 vowels: | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Front | |||
! Central | |||
! Back | |||
|- | |||
! Close | |||
| i | |||
| | |||
| u | |||
|- | |||
! Mid | |||
| e | |||
| | |||
| o | |||
|- | |||
! Open | |||
| | |||
| a | |||
|} | |||
===Stress=== | |||
Most Nelvayu words are stressed on either the antepenultimate or the penultimate syllable. | |||
[[Category:Nelvayu language|Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Nelvayu language|Pronunciation]] | ||
[[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | [[Category:Pronunciation by language]] |
Latest revision as of 06:31, 30 March 2024
Standard Romanization
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
a | a | father | |
b | b | bad | |
d | d | dog | |
e | e | bait | |
g | ɡ | good | |
h | h | ham | |
i | i | machine | |
k | k | skill | |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | |
o | o | tote | |
r | r | — | Like the rr in Spanish perro. |
s | s | see | |
sh | ʃ | sheep | |
t | t | stop | |
u | u | rude | |
v | v | voice | |
y | j | yawn | |
z | z | zoo |
Notes:
- Geminate consonants are written in the romanization by doubling the letter.
Phonetics
Consonants
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | t | k | |||
voiced | b | d | g | |||
Fricative | voiceless | s | sh [ʃ] | h | ||
voiced | v | z | ||||
Approximant | l | y [j] | ||||
Trill | r |
Vowels
Nelvayu has 5 vowels:
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
Stress
Most Nelvayu words are stressed on either the antepenultimate or the penultimate syllable.