From The Languages of David J. Peterson
The Mag Nuk language has 21 consonants and 5 vowels.
Standard Romanization
Letter
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IPA
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English example
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Notes
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a
|
æ~ɑ
|
fat, father
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Pronounced like in father before r, l, h and kh, like in fat otherwise.
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b
|
b
|
bog
|
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d
|
d
|
dog
|
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dh
|
ð
|
this
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e
|
ɛ~e
|
get, gate
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Pronounced like in gate before y, h and w, like in get otherwise.
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f
|
f
|
fight
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g
|
g
|
good
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h
|
h
|
hop
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i
|
ɪ~i
|
chip, machine
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Pronounced like in machine before y, h and w, like in chip otherwise.
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k
|
k
|
kite
|
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kh
|
x
|
—
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Pronounced like the ch in German Buch.
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l
|
l
|
left
|
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m
|
m
|
man
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n
|
n
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no
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o
|
ɔ~o
|
law, dope
|
Pronounced like in dope before y, h and w, like in law otherwise.
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p
|
p
|
pike
|
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r
|
ɹ
|
rot
|
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s
|
s
|
see
|
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t
|
t
|
take
|
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th
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θ
|
thin
|
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u
|
ʌ~u
|
rum, rude
|
Pronounced like in rude before y, h and w, like in rum otherwise.
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v
|
v
|
voice
|
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w
|
w
|
wage
|
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y
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j
|
yeti
|
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z
|
z
|
zoo
|
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'
|
ʔ
|
uh-oh
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Phonetics
Consonants
|
Labial
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Coronal
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Dorsal
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Glottal
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Nasal
|
m |
n |
|
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Plosive
|
voiceless
|
p |
t |
k |
' [ʔ]
|
voiced
|
b |
d |
g |
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Fricative
|
voiceless
|
f |
th [θ], s |
kh [x] |
h
|
voiced
|
v |
dh [ð], z |
|
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Approximant
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w |
l, r [ɹ] |
y [j] |
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Vowels
|
Front
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Back
|
Close
|
i [ɪ~i]
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u [ʌ~u] o [ɔ~o]
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Mid
|
e [ɛ~e]
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Open
|
a [æ~ɑ]
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