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Nelvayu Language Navigation: Home, Phonology, Grammar, Vocabulary, Dialogue

The Nelvayu language has 14 consonants, 5 vowels, and 1 glide.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a
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
r
s s see
sh ʃ sheep
t t stop
u u rude
v v voice
y j yawn
z z zoo

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]
r

Vowels

Nelvayu has 5 vowels:

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a