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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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| Like Arabic '''gh''' in ''ma'''gh'''rab''. | | Like Arabic '''gh''' in ''ma'''gh'''rab''. | ||
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| '''i''' | | '''i''' | ||
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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 | ||
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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] || | ||
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! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
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==== Diphthongs ==== | ==== Diphthongs ==== | ||
Veda has two diphthongs: yu and wi. | |||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.