Appendix:Sarkezhe pronunciation: Difference between revisions

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| b'''ai'''t
| b'''ai'''t
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| '''gh'''
| ɣ
| —
| Like the '''r''' in French '''''r'''ouge'' or the '''g''' in Spanish ''la'''g'''o''.
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| '''h'''
| '''h'''
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| —
| —
| Like the '''r''' in German '''''r'''aus''.
| Like the '''r''' in German '''''r'''aus''.
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| ''' '''
| ɦ
| be'''h'''ind
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| '''i'''
| '''i'''
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| si'''n'''ew
| si'''n'''ew
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|  
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| '''o'''
| ɔ
| l'''o'''t
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| '''ö'''
| '''ö'''
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| s
| s
| '''s'''ee
| '''s'''ee
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| '''sh'''
| ʃ
| '''sh'''eep
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|  
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| t
| t
| s'''t'''op
| s'''t'''op
| This sound  features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "t" in "take". Compare this with the "t" in "stake", which has no aspiration.  
| This sound  features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "t" in "take". Compare this with the "t" in "stake", which has no aspiration.
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| '''th'''
| θ
| '''th'''in
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| '''ts'''
| '''ts'''
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! colspan="2" |  
! colspan="2" |  
! Labial
! Labial
! Alveolar
! Coronal
! Palatal
! Palatal
! Velar
! Velar
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! rowspan="2" | Fricative
! rowspan="2" | Fricative
! <small>voiceless</small>
! <small>voiceless</small>
|  || s || sh [ʃ] || kh [x] ||  || h
|  || s, θ || || kh [x] ||  || h
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|-
! <small>voiced</small>
! <small>voiced</small>
|  ||  || zh [ʒ] || gh [ɣ] ||  ||  
|  ||  || zh [ʒ] || ||  || [ɦ]
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! colspan="2" | Approximant
! colspan="2" | Approximant
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! colspan="2" | Trill
! colspan="2" | Trill
|  || r ||  ||  || [ʀ] ||  
|  || r ||  ||  || hr [ʀ] ||  
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Revision as of 09:53, 24 April 2024

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The Sarkezhe language has 21 consonants, 10 vowels and 2 glides.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a ɑ father
ä æ cat
b b bog
ch tʃ watch
d d dog
e e bait
h h ham
hr ʀ — Like the r in German raus.
ɦ behind
i i machine
j dʒ jog
k k skill This sound features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "k" in "key". Compare this with the "k" in "sky", which has no aspiration.
kh x loch (Scottish English)
l l left
ly ʎ million
m m man
n n no
ny ɲ sinew
ö ø — Like the ai in "bait" pronounced with rounded lips.
p p span This sound features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "p" in "poke". Compare this with the "p" in "spoke", which has no aspiration.
r r — Like the rr in Spanish perro.
s s see
t t stop This sound features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "t" in "take". Compare this with the "t" in "stake", which has no aspiration.
th θ thin
ts ts pits
u u rude
ü y — Like the i in "machine" pronounced with rounded lips.
w w wet
y j yes
zh ʒ casual

Phonetics

Consonants

Labial Coronal Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ny [ɲ]
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d
Affricate voiceless ts ch [tʃ]
voiced j [dʒ]
Fricative voiceless s, θ kh [x] h
voiced zh [ʒ] [ɦ]
Approximant w y [j]
Lateral l ly [ʎ]
Trill r hr [ʀ]

Vowels

Front Back
unrounded rounded
Close i y u
Mid oral e ø
nasal ẽ ø̃ õ
Open æ ɑ
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