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Transcription of the draga language uses 25 characters of the Roman alphabet: ''a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,ñ,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,w,x,y,z'' - and both the single-quote ('' ' '') and double-quote ('' " '') symbols to represent the sounds.  In addition, the acute accent is used to represent pitch-accenting: ''á í ú''.
Transcription of the draga language uses 25 characters of the Roman alphabet: ''a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,ñ,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,w,x,y,z'' - and both the single-quote ('' ' '') and double-quote ('' " '') symbols to represent the sounds.  In addition, the acute accent is used to represent pitch-accenting: ''á í ú''.


 
{|
p - /pʼ/, /p/
| p || - /pʼ/, /p/
t - /tʰ/
|-
t' - /tʼ/
| t || - /tʰ/
ty - /ʈ/
|-
c - /cʼ/, /c/
| t' || - /tʼ/
q -/q/  
|-
ph  - /pʰ/
| ty || - /ʈ/
ch - /cʰ/
|-
qh - /qʰ/
| c || - /cʼ/, /c/
f - /f/; /ʰɸ/ before 'w': fw /ʰɸw/
|-
s - /s/
| q || -/q/  
m - /m/
|-
ñ - /ɲ/; /n̪/ before 'd': ñd /n̪ð/
| ph  || - /pʰ/
w - /w/; /ʘ/ following initial syllabic 'm': mw /mʘ/
|-
l - /l/
| ch || - /cʰ/
y - /j/
|-
d - /t̪/ initially, /d̪/ medially, /ð/ after 'ñ':  ñd /n̪ð/
| qh || - /qʰ/
j - /tz/
|-
x - /ʃ/
| f || - /f/; /ʰɸ/ before 'w': fw /ʰɸw/
g - /ɦ/  
|-
b - /ɓ/
| s || - /s/
z - /ǃ/
|-
p" - /ʙ̥/
| m || - /m/
t" - /r̥/
|-
q" - /ʀ̥/
| ñ || - /ɲ/; /n̪/ before 'd': ñd /n̪ð/
|-
| w || - /w/; /ʘ/ following initial syllabic 'm': mw /mʘ/
|-
| l || - /l/
|-
| y || - /j/
|-
| d || - /t̪/ initially, /d̪/ medially, /ð/ after 'ñ':  ñd /n̪ð/
|-
| j || - /tz/
|-
| x || - /ʃ/
|-
| g || - /ɦ/  
|-
| b || - /ɓ/
|-
| z || - /ǃ/
|-
| p" || - /ʙ̥/
|-
| t" || - /r̥/
|-
| q" || - /ʀ̥/
|}

Revision as of 06:55, 13 September 2010


Introduction

Phonology

Consonants

labial dental alveolar palatal velar post-velar glottal
plosives: tz ʈ kʷ kʲ q ʔ
ejectives: p (pʼ) c (cʼ)
aspirates:
fricative: f (ʰɸ) (ð) s ʃ (x) ʜ ɦ
liquids: w l j
trills: ʙ̥ ʀ̥
nasals: m (n̪) (n) ɲ
implosives: ɓ (ʘ) ǃ

Vowels

i ʊ
ʷɔˑ
ə ɚ
æ


Orthography

Transcription of the draga language uses 25 characters of the Roman alphabet: a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,ñ,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,w,x,y,z - and both the single-quote ( ' ) and double-quote ( " ) symbols to represent the sounds. In addition, the acute accent is used to represent pitch-accenting: á í ú.

p - /pʼ/, /p/
t - /tʰ/
t' - /tʼ/
ty - /ʈ/
c - /cʼ/, /c/
q -/q/
ph - /pʰ/
ch - /cʰ/
qh - /qʰ/
f - /f/; /ʰɸ/ before 'w': fw /ʰɸw/
s - /s/
m - /m/
ñ - /ɲ/; /n̪/ before 'd': ñd /n̪ð/
w - /w/; /ʘ/ following initial syllabic 'm': mw /mʘ/
l - /l/
y - /j/
d - /t̪/ initially, /d̪/ medially, /ð/ after 'ñ': ñd /n̪ð/
j - /tz/
x - /ʃ/
g - /ɦ/
b - /ɓ/
z - /ǃ/
p" - /ʙ̥/
t" - /r̥/
q" - /ʀ̥/