From The Languages of David J. Peterson
The Nelvayu language has 14 consonants, 5 vowels, and 1 glide.
Standard Romanization
Letter
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IPA
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English example
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Notes
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a
|
|
|
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b
|
b
|
bad
|
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d
|
d
|
dog
|
|
e
|
e
|
bait
|
|
g
|
ɡ
|
good
|
|
h
|
h
|
ham
|
|
i
|
i
|
machine
|
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k
|
k
|
skill
|
|
l
|
l
|
left
|
|
m
|
m
|
man
|
|
n
|
n
|
no
|
|
o
|
|
|
|
r
|
|
|
|
s
|
s
|
see
|
|
sh
|
ʃ
|
sheep
|
|
t
|
t
|
stop
|
|
u
|
u
|
rude
|
|
v
|
v
|
voice
|
|
y
|
j
|
yawn
|
|
z
|
z
|
zoo
|
|
Phonetics
Consonants
|
Labial
|
Coronal
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Palatal
|
Velar
|
Glottal
|
Nasal
|
m |
n |
|
|
|
Plosive
|
voiceless
|
|
t |
|
k |
|
voiced
|
b |
d |
|
g |
|
Fricative
|
voiceless
|
|
s |
sh [ʃ] |
|
h
|
voiced
|
v |
z |
|
|
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Approximant
|
|
l |
y [j] |
|
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Vowels
Nelvayu has 5 vowels:
|
Front
|
Central
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Back
|
Close
|
i
|
|
u
|
Mid
|
e
|
|
o
|
Open
|
|
a
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