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| '''r''' | | '''r''' | ||
| r | | r ~ ɾ | ||
| —, ba'''tt'''le | | —, ba'''tt'''le | ||
| Pronounced like the '''rr''' and '''r''' in Spanish ''pe'''rr'''o'' and ''pe'''r'''o'', respectively. | | Pronounced like the '''rr''' and '''r''' in Spanish ''pe'''rr'''o'' and ''pe'''r'''o'', respectively. | ||
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==Phonetics== | ==Phonetics== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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! colspan=2 | Trill/Tap | ! colspan=2 | Trill/Tap | ||
| || r [r | | || r [r ~ ɾ] || || | ||
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There are no nasal sounds because in the original character design drawings for ''[[Elemental]]'' the fire beings lacked noses. | There are no nasal sounds, because in the original character design drawings for ''[[Elemental]]'', the fire beings lacked noses. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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There are three tones: | There are also three diphthongs: ''ai'' [ai], ''au'' [au], and ''oi'' [oi]. | ||
===Tones=== | |||
Syllables take one of three tones: | |||
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! High !! Low !! Falling | ! High !! Low !! Falling | ||
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==Phonotactics== | |||
The maximal syllable structure is (O)N(C), where O stands for onset, N for nucleus, and C for coda. An onset can be either a single consonant or a plosive followed by a fricative. A nucleus can consist of either a vowel or a fricative. A coda can be a single consonant or a plosive followed by a fricative. | |||
[[Category:Ts'íts'àsh language|Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Ts'íts'àsh language|Pronunciation]] | ||
[[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | [[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:58, 14 May 2024
The Ts'íts'àsh language has 12 consonants, 8 vowels, 3 tones, and no glides.
Standard Romanization
| Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | father | |
| b | b | bad | |
| d | d | dog | |
| e | e | bait | |
| f | ɸ | food | |
| i | i | machine | |
| k | k | skill | |
| k' | k’ | — | Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound. |
| kh | x | loch (Scottish English) | Pronounced like the ch in German Buch. |
| o | o | moat | |
| p | p | span | |
| r | r ~ ɾ | —, battle | Pronounced like the rr and r in Spanish perro and pero, respectively. |
| s | s | see | |
| sh | ʃ | sheep | |
| t | t | stop | |
| t' | t’ | — | Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound. |
| u | u | rude |
Notes:
- Tone: High tone [˥] is written with an acute accent ◌́, low tone [˩] with the grave accent ◌̀, and falling tone [˥˩] with the circumflex ◌̂.
Phonetics
Consonants
There are 12 consonants:
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p [p] | t [t] | k [k] | |
| voiced | b [b] | d [d] | |||
| ejective | t' [t’] | k' [k’] | |||
| Fricative | f [ɸ] | s [s] | sh [ʃ] | kh [x] | |
| Trill/Tap | r [r ~ ɾ] | ||||
There are no nasal sounds, because in the original character design drawings for Elemental, the fire beings lacked noses.
Vowels
There are five pure vowels:
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i [i] | u [u] | |
| Mid | e [e] | o [o] | |
| Open | a [a] |
There are also three diphthongs: ai [ai], au [au], and oi [oi].
Tones
Syllables take one of three tones:
| High | Low | Falling |
|---|---|---|
| ◌́ [˥] | ◌̀ [˩] | ◌̂ [˥˩] |
Phonotactics
The maximal syllable structure is (O)N(C), where O stands for onset, N for nucleus, and C for coda. An onset can be either a single consonant or a plosive followed by a fricative. A nucleus can consist of either a vowel or a fricative. A coda can be a single consonant or a plosive followed by a fricative.