Appendix:Nelvayu pronunciation
The Nelvayu language has X consonants, Y vowels, and Z glides.
Standard Romanization
Note that the following list is based on the romanization found in the film dialogue and may not be exhaustive. It also uses presumed pronunciations based on David Peterson's conventional romanization scheme, and as such the pronunciation may not be completely accurate.
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
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a | a | father | |
b | b | bad | |
d | d | dog | |
dz | dz | adze | |
e | e | bait | |
g | ɡ | good | |
h | h | ham | |
i | i | machine | |
k | k | skill | |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | |
o | o | moat | |
p | p | span | |
r | r | — | Pronounced like the r in Spanish perro. |
s | s | see | |
sh | ʃ | sheep | |
t | t | stop | |
u | u | rude | |
v | v | voice | |
y | j | yawn | |
z | z | zoo |