Appendix:Sarkezhe pronunciation

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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
gh	ɣ	—	Like the r in French rouge or the g in Spanish lago.
h	h	ham
hr	ʀ	—	Like the r in German raus.
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
o	ɔ	lot
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
sh	ʃ	sheep
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.
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	Alveolar	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	sh [ʃ]	kh [x]		h
	voiced			zh [ʒ]	gh [ɣ]
Approximant		w		y [j]
Lateral			l	ly [ʎ]
Trill			r			[ʀ]

Vowels

		Front		Back
		unrounded	rounded
Close		i	y	u
Mid	oral	e (ɛ)	ø (œ)	(ɔ)
	nasal	ẽ	ø̃	õ
Open		æ		ɑ