Appendix:Inha pronunciation
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The Inha language has 17 consonants, 5 vowels, and no glides.
Standard Romanization
| Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | father | |
| b | b | bad | |
| d | d̪ | diente (Spanish) | The sound is pronounced with the tongue at the teeth. |
| e | e | bait | |
| f | f | food | |
| g | ɡ | good | |
| h | h | ham | |
| i | i | machine | |
| k | k | sky | This sound features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "k" in "kite". Compare this with the "k" in "sky", which has no aspiration. |
| l | l | left | |
| m | m | man | |
| n | n | no | |
| o | o | moat | |
| p | p | span | This sound features no aspiration. Aspiration is the puff of air that occurs in the "p" in "pan". Compare this with the "p" in "span", which has no aspiration. |
| r | r | perro (Spanish) | |
| s | s | see | |
| sh | ʃ | shade | |
| t | t̪ | teléfono (Spanish) | 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. The sound is pronounced with the tongue at the teeth. |
| u | u | rude | |
| v | v | voice | |
| z | z | zoo | |
| zh | ʒ | azure |
Notes:
- Long vowels are held for twice as long as ordinary vowels, and are written by doubling the letter.
- Double consonants (geminates) are held for twice as long as ordinary consonants, and are written by doubling the letter. If a consonant digraph is to be doubled, only the first letter is doubled.