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The Noalath language has 23 consonants, | The Noalath language has 23 consonants, 6 vowels with two lengths and 2 glides. | ||
== Standard Romanization == | == Standard Romanization == | ||
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! colspan="2" | Nasal | ! colspan="2" | Nasal | ||
| m [m] || | | m [m] || n [n] || ny [ɲ] || ng [ŋ] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| p [p] || t [t] | | p [p] || t [t], ts [ts] || ch [tʃ] || k [k] || q [q] || ' [ʔ] | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| b [b] || d [d] | | b [b] || d [d], dz [dz] || j [dʒ] || g [g] || || | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | Fricative | ! rowspan="2" | Fricative | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| f [f] || | | f [f] || s [s] || sh [ʃ] || colspan="2" kh [x~χ] || h [h] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| v [v] || | | v [v] || z [z] || zh [ʒ] || colspan="2" gh [ɣ~ʁ] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | Lateral | ! colspan="2" | Lateral | ||
| || | | || l [l] || || || || | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | Rhotic | ! colspan="2" | Rhotic | ||
| || r [ɾ] || || || || | | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
Shiväisith has | Shiväisith has 6 phonetically distinct vowels: | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 20 December 2019
The Noalath language has 23 consonants, 6 vowels with two lengths 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 | |
| f | f | food | |
| g | g | good | |
| h | h | ham | |
| i | i | beet | |
| j | dʒ | jet | |
| k | k | skill | |
| 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 | |
| r | ɾ | battle | |
| s | s | see | |
| sh | ʃ | sheep | |
| t | t | stop | |
| u | u | rude | |
| v | v | voice | |
| y | j | yawn | |
| 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] | |
| voiced | b [b] | d [d], dz [dz] | j [dʒ] | g [g] | |||
| Fricative | voiceless | f [f] | s [s] | sh [ʃ] | colspan="2" kh [x~χ] | h [h] | |
| voiced | v [v] | z [z] | zh [ʒ] | colspan="2" gh [ɣ~ʁ] | |||
| Lateral | l [l] | ||||||
| Rhotic | r [ɾ] | ||||||
Vowels
Shiväisith has 6 phonetically distinct vowels:
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i [i] | u [u] | |
| Mid | e [e] | ǝ [ǝ] | o [o] |
| Open | a [a] |
Diphthongs
Noalath has four diphthongs: yu and wi.