Appendix:Mag Nuk pronunciation

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The Mag Nuk language has 21 consonants and 5 vowels.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a æ~ɑ fat, father Pronounced like in father before r, l, h and kh, like in fat otherwise.
b b bog
d d dog
dh ð this
e ɛ~e get, gate Pronounced like in gate before y, h and w, like in get otherwise.
f f fight
g g good
h h hop
i ɪ~i chip, machine Pronounced like in machine before y, h and w, like in chip otherwise.
k k kite
kh x Pronounced like the ch in German Buch.
l l left
m m man
n n no
o ɔ~o law, dope Pronounced like in dope before y, h and w, like in law otherwise.
p p pike
r ɹ rot
s s see
t t take
th θ thin
u ʌ~u rum, rude Pronounced like in rude before y, h and w, like in rum otherwise.
v v voice
w w wage
y j yeti
z z zoo
' ʔ uh-oh

Phonetics

Consonants

Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless p t k ' [ʔ]
voiced b d g
Fricative voiceless f th [θ], s kh [x] h
voiced v dh [ð], z
Approximant w l, r [ɹ] y [j]

Vowels

Front Back
Close i [ɪ~i] u [ʌ~u]
o [ɔ~o]
Mid e [ɛ~e]
Open a [æ~ɑ]