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The [[Sondiv language]] has 18 consonants | The [[Sondiv language]] has 18 consonants and 8 vowels. | ||
== Standard Romanization == | == Standard Romanization == | ||
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| a'''z'''ure | | a'''z'''ure | ||
| | | Spelled with a '''j''' because the show takes place in New Orleans and the language is reminiscent of French. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''k''' | | '''k''' | ||
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== Phonetics == | == Phonetics == | ||
Sondiv | Sondiv is notable for having nasal vowels, as well as some final consonants that are lost in most positions but reintroduced if a word beginning with a vowel immediately follows them and is a part of the same constituent. | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
Sondiv has | Sondiv has 8 phonetically distinct vowels: | ||
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| a [a] | | a [a] | ||
| an [ɐ̃] | | an [ɐ̃] | ||
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[[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | [[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | ||
[[Category:Sondiv language]] | [[Category:Sondiv language]] |
Revision as of 10:17, 15 March 2024
The Sondiv language has 18 consonants and 8 vowels.
Standard Romanization
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
a | a | father | It has both a front and back pronunciation. |
an | ɐ̃ | - | A nasal version of a regular a, but centralized. |
b | b | bog | |
d | d | dog | |
e | e | bait | |
en | ɛ̃ | prince (French) | A nasal vowel. |
f | f | food | |
g | g | good | |
h | h | ham | |
i | i | beet | |
j | ʒ | azure | Spelled with a j because the show takes place in New Orleans and the language is reminiscent of French. |
k | k | skill | |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | |
o | o | coat | |
on | ɔ̃ | on(French) | A nasal vowel. |
p | p | span | |
r | ɾ | battle | |
s | s | see | |
t | t | stop | |
u | u | rude | |
v | v | voice | |
w | w | wet | |
y | j | yawn | |
z | z | zoo |
Phonetics
Sondiv is notable for having nasal vowels, as well as some final consonants that are lost in most positions but reintroduced if a word beginning with a vowel immediately follows them and is a part of the same constituent.
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | (n [ɲ]) | (n [ŋ]) | ||
Plosive | voiceless | p [p] | t [t] | k [k] | ||
voiced | b [b] | d [d] | g [g] | |||
Fricative | voiceless | f [f] | s [s] | h [h] | ||
voiced | v [v] | z [z] | zh [ʒ] | |||
Lateral | l [l] | |||||
Approximant | w [w] | r [ɾ] | y [j] |
Vowels
Sondiv has 8 phonetically distinct vowels:
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i [i] | u [u] | |
Mid | e [e], en [ɛ̃] | o [o], on [ɔ̃] | |
Open | a [a] | an [ɐ̃] |