Appendix:Sondiv pronunciation

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The Sondiv language has 18 consonants, 9 vowels, and 2 glides.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a a father It has both a front and back pronunciation.
an ɐ̃ - A nasal version of a regular a, but centralized.
b b bog
d d dog
e e bait
en ɛ̃ prince (French) A nasal vowel.
f f food
g g good
h h ham
i i beet
j ʒ azure It's spelled with a j because this show takes place in New Orleans, and the language is reminiscent of French.
k k skill
l l left
m m man
n n no
o o coat
on ɔ̃ on(French) A nasal vowel.
p p span
r ɾ battle
s s see
t t stop
u u rude
v v voice
w w wet
y j yawn
z z zoo

Phonetics

Sondiv has nasal vowels and a lot of sounds that end up getting pronounced [d].

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m [m] n [n] (n [ɲ]) (n [ŋ])
Plosive voiceless p [p] t [t] k [k]
voiced b [b] d [d] g [g]
Fricative voiceless f [f] s [s] h [h]
voiced v [v] z [z] zh [ʒ]
Lateral l [l]
Approximant w [w] r [ɾ] y [j]

Vowels

Veda has 9 phonetically distinct vowels:

Front Central Back
Close i [i] u [u]
Mid e [e], en [ɛ̃] o [o], on [ɔ̃]
Open a [a] an [ɐ̃] a [ɑ]