From The Languages of David J. Peterson
The Haughòf language has consonants, vowels and glides.
Standard Romanization
Letter
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IPA
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English example
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Notes
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a
|
ɑ
|
father
|
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ä
|
æ
|
cat
|
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b
|
b
|
bog
|
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ch
|
tʃ
|
watch
|
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d
|
d
|
dog
|
|
e
|
e
|
bait
|
|
ẽ
|
ẽ
|
can't (American English)
|
|
gh
|
ʀ
|
—
|
Like the r in German raus.
|
h
|
h
|
ham
|
|
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ɦ
|
behind
|
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i
|
i
|
machine
|
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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)
|
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l
|
l
|
left
|
|
ly
|
ʎ
|
million
|
|
m
|
m
|
man
|
|
n
|
n
|
no
|
|
ng
|
ŋ
|
sing
|
|
ny
|
ɲ
|
onion
|
|
ö
|
ø
|
—
|
Like the ai in "bait" pronounced with rounded lips.
|
õ
|
õ
|
don't (American English)
|
|
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
|
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Phonetics
Consonants
|
Labial
|
Alveolar
|
Palatal
|
Velar
|
Pharyngeal
|
plain
|
pharyngealized
|
plain
|
pharyngealized
|
labialized
|
plain
|
pharyngealized
|
plain
|
labialized
|
Nasal
|
m |
ṃ [mˤ] |
n |
ṇ [nˤ] |
|
ny [ɲ] |
ṇy [ɲˤ] |
ng [ŋ] |
ngw [ŋʷ] |
|
Plosive
|
voiceless
|
p [pʰ] |
|
t [tʰ] |
ṭ [tˤ] |
|
ty [cʰ] |
ṭy [cˤ] |
k [kʰ] |
kw [kʷʰ] |
|
voiced
|
b |
ḅ [bˤ] |
d |
ḍ [dˤ] |
|
dy [ɟ] |
ḍy [ɟˤ] |
g |
gw [ɡʷ] |
|
Fricative
|
voiceless
|
f [ɸ] |
|
s |
ṣ [sˤ] |
|
ch [ç] |
|
kh [x] |
khw [xʷ] |
h [ħ]
|
voiced
|
v [β] |
ṿ [βˤ] |
z |
ẓ [zˤ] |
|
y [ʝ] |
ẏ [ʝˤ] |
gh [ɣ] |
ghw [ɣʷ] |
ḥ [ʕ]
|
Approximant
|
w |
|
r [ɹ ~ ɾ] |
ṛ [ɹˤ ~ ɾˤ] |
rw [ɹʷ ~ ɾʷ] |
|
|
l [ʟ] |
|
|
Vowels
|
Front
|
Central
|
Back
|
Close
|
i
|
|
u
|
Near-close
|
|
|
ù [ʊ]
|
Close-mid
|
e
|
à [ə]
|
o
|
Open-mid
|
è [ɛ]
|
ò [ɔ]
|
Open
|
|
|
a [ɑ]
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