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| = Phonology = | | = Phonology = |
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| == Consonants ==
| | All letters are pronounced as their [[wp:IPA|IPA]] equivalents. |
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| | * The exceptions to this are, as follows: |
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| | ** '''c''' - /ʃ/ or /tʃ/ |
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| | ** '''j''' - /ʒ/ |
| !colspan="2"| Bilabial
| | ** '''y''' - /j/ |
| !colspan="2"| Labio-<br/>dental
| | ** '''u''' - /w/ when followed by a vowel |
| !colspan="2"| Alveolar
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| !colspan="2"| Post-<br/>alveolar
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| !colspan="2"| Palatal
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| !colspan="2"| Velar
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| !colspan="2"| Glottal
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| ! Nasal
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| | || {{IPA|m}}
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| | || {{IPA|n}}
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| ! Plosive
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| | {{IPA|p}} || {{IPA|b}}
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| | {{IPA|t}} || {{IPA|d}}
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| | {{IPA|k}} || {{IPA|ɡ}}
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| ! Affricate
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| | {{IPA|t͡s}} ||
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| | {{IPA|t͡ʃ}} ||
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| ! Fricative
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| | {{IPA|f}} || {{IPA|v}}
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| | {{IPA|s}} || {{IPA|z}}
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| | {{IPA|ʃ}} || {{IPA|ʒ}}
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| | {{IPA|h}} ||
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| ! Tap
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| | || {{IPA|ɾ}}
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| ! Approximant
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| | || {{IPA|l}}
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| | || {{IPA|j}}
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| | || {{IPA|w}}
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| ! Back
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| ! Close
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| | i || || u
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| ! Mid
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| | e || || o
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| ! Open
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| = Verbs = | | = Verbs = |
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| == Tense == | | == Tense == |
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| | simple present || '''yaz-a''' || write-3<small>SG</small> || ''he writes''
| | * He writes. |
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| | : '''yaza''' |
| | : write-3<small>SG</small> |
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| = Nouns = | | = Nouns = |
Revision as of 14:41, 23 May 2013
Phonology
All letters are pronounced as their IPA equivalents.
- The exceptions to this are, as follows:
- c - /ʃ/ or /tʃ/
- j - /ʒ/
- y - /j/
- u - /w/ when followed by a vowel
Verbs
Tense
simple present
- yaza
- write-3SG
Nouns
