Appendix:Nelvayu pronunciation

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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
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 rr in Spanish perro.
s	s	see
sh	ʃ	sheep
t	t	stop
u	u	rude
v	v	voice
y	j	yawn
z	z	zoo