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Standard Romanization
| Letter
|
IPA
|
English example
|
Notes
|
| a
|
a
|
father
|
|
| d
|
d
|
dog
|
|
| e
|
e
|
bait
|
|
| i
|
i
|
machine
|
|
| k
|
k
|
skill
|
|
| l
|
l
|
left
|
|
| m
|
m
|
man
|
|
| o
|
o
|
tote
|
|
| r
|
r
|
—
|
Like the rr in Spanish perro.
|
| s
|
s
|
see
|
|
| t
|
t
|
stop
|
|
| v
|
v
|
voice
|
|
| z
|
z
|
zoo
|
|
Notes:
- Stress, when falling on the final syllable, is indicated with an acute accent over the stressed vowel. Otherwise, stress is mostly penultimate, and in that case it is not indicated in the romanization.
Phonetics
Consonants
|
|
Labial
|
Coronal
|
Velar
|
| Nasal
|
m |
|
|
| Plosive
|
voiceless
|
|
t |
k
|
| voiced
|
|
d |
|
| Fricative
|
voiceless
|
|
s |
|
| voiced
|
v |
z |
|
| Approximant
|
|
l |
|
| Trill
|
|
r |
|
Vowels
|
|
Front
|
Central
|
Back
|
| Close
|
i
|
|
|
| Mid
|
e
|
|
o
|
| Open
|
|
a
|
