Appendix:Mag Nuk pronunciation

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The Mag Nuk language has 21 consonants and 5 vowels.

Standard Romanization

Letter	IPA	English example	Notes
a	æ~ɑ	fat, father	Pronounced like in father before r, l, h and kh, like in fat otherwise.
b	b	bog
d	d	dog
dh	ð	this
e	ɛ~e	get, gate	Pronounced like in gate before y, h and w, like in get otherwise.
f	f	fight
g	g	good
h	h	hop
i	ɪ~i	chip, machine	Pronounced like in machine before y, h and w, like in chip otherwise.
k	k	kite
kh	x	—	Pronounced like the ch in German Buch.
l	l	left
m	m	man
n	n	no
o	ɔ~o	law, dope	Pronounced like in dope before y, h and w, like in law otherwise.
p	p	pike
r	ɹ	rot
s	s	see
t	t	take
th	θ	thin
u	ʌ~u	rum, rude	Pronounced like in rude before y, h and w, like in rum otherwise.
v	v	voice
w	w	wage
y	j	yeti
z	z	zoo
'	ʔ	uh-oh

Phonetics

Consonants

		Labial	Coronal	Dorsal	Glottal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	k	' [ʔ]
	voiced	b	d	g
Fricative	voiceless	f	th [θ], s	kh [x]	h
	voiced	v	dh [ð], z
Approximant		w	l, r [ɹ]	y [j]

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i [ɪ~i]	u [ʌ~u] o [ɔ~o]
Mid	e [ɛ~e]
Open	a [æ~ɑ]