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The [[Veda language]] has 26 consonants, 6 vowels, and 2 glides. | |||
== Standard Romanization == | == Standard Romanization == | ||
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| e | | e | ||
| b'''ai'''t | | b'''ai'''t | ||
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| '''ǝ''' | |||
| ǝ | |||
| sof'''a''' | |||
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| ''' | | '''gh''' | ||
| | | ɣ~ʁ | ||
| ''' | | - | ||
| Like Arabic '''gh''' in ''ma'''gh'''rab''. | |||
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| '''i''' | | '''i''' | ||
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| s'''k'''ill | | s'''k'''ill | ||
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| '''kh''' | |||
| x~χ | |||
| - | |||
| Like German '''ch''' in ''Bu'''ch'''''. | |||
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| '''l''' | | '''l''' | ||
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| s'''p'''an | | s'''p'''an | ||
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| '''q''' | |||
| q | |||
| - | |||
| Like a [k] but further back in the mouth. | |||
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| '''r''' | | '''r''' | ||
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| v | | v | ||
| '''v'''oice | | '''v'''oice | ||
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| '''w''' | |||
| w | |||
| '''w'''et | |||
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| j | | j | ||
| '''y'''awn | | '''y'''awn | ||
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| '''z''' | |||
| z | |||
| '''z'''oo | |||
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! colspan="2" | Nasal | ! colspan="2" | Nasal | ||
| m [m] || n [n] || ny [ɲ] || ng [ŋ] || | | m [m] || n [n] || (ny [ɲ]) || ng [ŋ] || || | ||
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! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| p [p] || t [t], ts [ts] || ch [tʃ] || k [k] || q [q] || ' [ʔ] | | p [p] || t [t], ts [ts] || ch [tʃ] || k [k] || q [q] || ' [ʔ] | ||
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! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
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! rowspan="2" | Fricative | ! rowspan="2" | Fricative | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| f [f] || s [s] || sh [ʃ] || colspan="2" kh [x~χ] || | | f [f] || s [s] || sh [ʃ] || colspan="2" | kh [x~χ] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| v [v] || z [z] || zh [ʒ] || colspan="2" gh [ɣ~ʁ] || | | v [v] || z [z] || zh [ʒ] || colspan="2" | gh [ɣ~ʁ] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | Lateral | ! colspan="2" | Lateral | ||
| || l [l] || || || || | | | || l [l] || || || || | | ||
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! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" | Approximant | ||
| | | w [w] || r [ɾ] || y [j] || || || | | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
Veda has 6 phonetically distinct vowels: | |||
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==== Diphthongs ==== | ==== Diphthongs ==== | ||
Veda has two diphthongs: yu and wi. | |||
[[Category:Pronunciation by language]] | |||
[[Category:Veda language]] |
Latest revision as of 12:20, 22 February 2024
The Veda language has 26 consonants, 6 vowels, and 2 glides.
Standard Romanization
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
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a | a | father | |
b | b | bog | |
ch | tʃ | chop | |
d | d | dog | |
e | e | bait | |
ǝ | ǝ | sofa | |
f | f | food | |
g | g | good | |
gh | ɣ~ʁ | - | Like Arabic gh in maghrab. |
i | i | beet | |
j | dʒ | jet | |
k | k | skill | |
kh | x~χ | - | Like German ch in Buch. |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | |
ng | ŋ | sing | Can occur word-initially. |
ny | ɲ | New York (certain pronunciations) | Like Spanish ñ. |
o | o | coat | |
p | p | span | |
q | q | - | Like a [k] but further back in the mouth. |
r | ɾ | battle | |
s | s | see | |
sh | ʃ | sheep | |
t | t | stop | |
u | u | rude | |
v | v | voice | |
w | w | wet | |
y | j | yawn | |
z | z | zoo | |
zh | ʒ | casual |
Phonetics
Veda uses [ǝ] as a phoneme, with equal status to all the other vowels. It also features word-initial [ŋ].
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | (ny [ɲ]) | ng [ŋ] | |||
Plosive | voiceless | p [p] | t [t], ts [ts] | ch [tʃ] | k [k] | q [q] | ' [ʔ] |
voiced | b [b] | d [d], dz [dz] | j [dʒ] | g [g] | |||
Fricative | voiceless | f [f] | s [s] | sh [ʃ] | kh [x~χ] | ||
voiced | v [v] | z [z] | zh [ʒ] | gh [ɣ~ʁ] | |||
Lateral | l [l] | ||||||
Approximant | w [w] | r [ɾ] | y [j] |
Vowels
Veda has 6 phonetically distinct vowels:
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i [i] | u [u] | |
Mid | e [e] | ǝ [ǝ] | o [o] |
Open | a [a] |
Diphthongs
Veda has two diphthongs: yu and wi.