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==Standard Romanization==


{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Letter
! IPA
! English example
! Notes
|-
| '''a'''
| a
| f'''a'''ther
|
|-
| '''b'''
| b
| '''b'''ad
|
|-
| '''d'''
| d
| '''d'''og
|
|-
| '''e'''
| e
| b'''ai'''t
|
|-
| '''g'''
| ɡ
| '''g'''ood
|
|-
| '''h'''
| h
| '''h'''am
|
|-
| '''i'''
| i
| mach'''i'''ne
|
|-
| '''k'''
| k
| s'''k'''ill
|
|-
| '''l'''
| l
| '''l'''eft
|
|-
| '''m'''
| m
| '''m'''an
|
|-
| '''n'''
| n
| '''n'''o
|
|-
| '''o'''
| o
| t'''o'''te
|
|-
| '''r'''
| r
| —
| Like the '''rr''' in Spanish ''perro''.
|-
| '''s'''
| s
| '''s'''ee
|
|-
| '''sh'''
| ʃ
| '''sh'''eep
|
|-
| '''t'''
| t
| s'''t'''op
|
|-
| '''u'''
| u
| r'''u'''de
|
|-
| '''v'''
| v
| '''v'''oice
|
|-
| '''y'''
| j
| '''y'''awn
|
|-
| '''z'''
| z
| '''z'''oo
|
|}


==Standard Romanization==
Notes:
* Geminate consonants are written in the romanization by doubling the letter.


==Phonetics==
==Phonetics==


===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |
! Labial
! Coronal
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| m || n ||  ||  ||
|-
! rowspan="2" | Plosive
! <small>voiceless</small>
|  || t  || || k ||
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
| b || d  ||  || g ||
|-
! rowspan="2" | Fricative
! <small>voiceless</small>
|  || s || sh [ʃ] ||  || h
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
| v ||  z  ||  ||  ||
|-
! colspan="2" | Approximant
|  || l || y [j] ||  ||
|-
! colspan="2" | Trill
|  || r ||  ||  ||
|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Nelvayu has 5 vowels:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!
! Front
! Central
! Back
|-
! Close
| i
|
| u
|-
! Mid
| e
|
| o
|-
! Open
|
| a
|}


===Stress===
Most Nelvayu words are stressed on either the antepenultimate or the penultimate syllable.


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Latest revision as of 06:31, 30 March 2024

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Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a a father
b b bad
d d dog
e e bait
g ɡ good
h h ham
i i machine
k k skill
l l left
m m man
n n no
o o tote
r r — Like the rr in Spanish perro.
s s see
sh ʃ sheep
t t stop
u u rude
v v voice
y j yawn
z z zoo

Notes:

  • Geminate consonants are written in the romanization by doubling the letter.

Phonetics

Consonants

Labial Coronal Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless t k
voiced b d g
Fricative voiceless s sh [ʃ] h
voiced v z
Approximant l y [j]
Trill r

Vowels

Nelvayu has 5 vowels:

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Stress

Most Nelvayu words are stressed on either the antepenultimate or the penultimate syllable.

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