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The [[Gerna Mohr language]] has 25 consonants and 7 vowels. It is notable for having a series of voiceless sonorants that contrast with their voiced counterparts. | The [[Gerna Mohr language]] has 25 consonants and 7 vowels. It is notable for having a series of voiceless sonorants that contrast with their voiced counterparts. | ||
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Stress usually falls on a word's root in Gerna Mohr, and secondary stress falls on every other syllable outwards from the main stress. In romanized Gerna Mohr, stress is marked with an acute accent when it falls on the last syllable. | Stress usually falls on a word's root in Gerna Mohr, and secondary stress falls on every other syllable outwards from the main stress. In romanized Gerna Mohr, stress is marked with an acute accent when it falls on the last syllable. | ||
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The Gerna Mohr language has 25 consonants and 7 vowels. It is notable for having a series of voiceless sonorants that contrast with their voiced counterparts.
Standard Romanization
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
a | ɑ~ə | father, sofa | Pronounced like in father when stressed, like in sofa otherwise. |
b | b | bog | |
ch | tʃ | chief | Spelt cch when geminated. |
d | d | dog | |
e | ɛ | get | |
ei | e | gate | |
f | f | fight | |
g | g | good | |
h | h | hop | |
hl | l̥~ɬ | No English equivalent | Roughly like h followed by l. Spelt hhl when geminated. |
hr | ɾ̥ | No English equivalent | Roughly like h followed by r. Spelt hhr when geminated. |
hw | w̥~ʍ | No English equivalent | Roughly like h followed by w. Spelt hhw when geminated. |
hy | j̊~ç | No English equivalent | Roughly like h followed by y. Spelt hhy when geminated. |
i | i~ɪ | machine, chip | Pronounced like in machine when stressed, like in chip otherwise. |
j | dʒ | jam | |
k | k | kite | |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | |
ng | ŋ | song | Spelt nng when geminated. The sequence [ŋw] is spelt nw rather than ngw. |
ny | ɲ | onion | Spelt nny when geminated. |
o | ɔ | law | |
ou | o | dope | |
p | p | pike | |
r | ɾ | matador | |
s | s | see | |
sh | ʃ | shade | Spelt ssh when geminated. |
t | t | take | |
u | u~ʊ | ruminate, hood | Pronounced like in ruminate when stressed, like in hood otherwise. |
w | w | wage | |
y | j | yeti | |
' | ʔ | uh-oh |
Phonetics
Consonants
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ny [ɲ] | ng [ŋ] | ||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | ch [tʃ] | k | ' [ʔ] |
voiced | b | d | j [dʒ] | g | ||
Fricative | f | s | sh [ʃ] | h | ||
Approximant | voiceless | hw [w̥~ʍ] | hl [l̥~ɬ] | hy [j̊~ç] | ||
voiced | w | l | y [j] | |||
Tap | voiceless | hr [ɾ̥] | ||||
voiced | r [ɾ] |
Vowels
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i [i~ɪ] | u [u~ʊ] |
Close-mid | ei [e] | ou [o] |
Open-mid | e [ɛ] | o [ɔ] |
Open | a [ɑ~ə] |
Stress
Stress usually falls on a word's root in Gerna Mohr, and secondary stress falls on every other syllable outwards from the main stress. In romanized Gerna Mohr, stress is marked with an acute accent when it falls on the last syllable.