Appendix:Nelvayu pronunciation: Difference between revisions
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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 || || || | ||
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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.