From The Languages of David J. Peterson
The Sarkezhe language has 21 consonants, 10 vowels and 2 glides.
Standard Romanization
| Letter
|
IPA
|
English example
|
Notes
|
| a
|
ɑ
|
father
|
|
| ä
|
æ
|
cat
|
|
| b
|
b
|
bog
|
|
| ch
|
tʃ
|
watch
|
|
| d
|
d
|
dog
|
|
| e
|
e
|
bait
|
|
| h
|
h
|
ham
|
|
| hr
|
ʀ
|
—
|
Like the r in German raus.
|
|
|
ɦ
|
behind
|
|
| i
|
i
|
machine
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| l
|
l
|
left
|
|
| ly
|
ʎ
|
million
|
|
| m
|
m
|
man
|
|
| n
|
n
|
no
|
|
| ny
|
ɲ
|
sinew
|
|
| ö
|
ø
|
—
|
Like the ai in "bait" pronounced with rounded lips.
|
| 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
|
|
Phonetics
Consonants
|
|
Labial
|
Coronal
|
Palatal
|
Velar
|
Uvular
|
Glottal
|
| Nasal
|
m |
n |
ny [ɲ] |
|
|
| Plosive
|
voiceless
|
p |
t |
|
k |
|
|
| voiced
|
b |
d |
|
|
|
|
| Affricate
|
voiceless
|
|
ts |
ch [tʃ] |
|
|
|
| voiced
|
|
|
j [dʒ] |
|
|
|
| Fricative
|
voiceless
|
|
s, θ |
|
kh [x] |
|
h
|
| voiced
|
|
|
zh [ʒ] |
|
|
[ɦ]
|
| Approximant
|
w |
|
y [j] |
|
|
|
| Lateral
|
|
l |
ly [ʎ] |
|
|
|
| Trill
|
|
r |
|
|
hr [ʀ] |
|
Vowels
|
|
Front
|
Back
|
| unrounded
|
rounded
|
| Close
|
i
|
ü [y]
|
u
|
| Mid |
oral
|
e
|
ö [ø]
|
|
| nasal
|
ẽ
|
|
õ
|
| Open
|
ä [æ]
|
|
a [ɑ]
|