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| '''a''' | | '''a''' | ||
| | | a | ||
| | | f'''a'''ther | ||
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| '''o''' | | '''o''' | ||
| | | o | ||
| | | t'''o'''te | ||
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| '''r''' | | '''r''' | ||
| | | r | ||
| | | — | ||
| | | Like the '''rr''' in Spanish ''perro''. | ||
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| '''s''' | | '''s''' | ||
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! colspan="2" | Approximant | ! colspan="2" | Approximant | ||
| || l || y [j] | | || l || y [j] || || | ||
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! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" | Trill | ||
| || | | || r || || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
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.