User:Masako/pataka

sounds

consonants

• p - /p~b/
• t - /t~d/ | ts - /ts~tS/ | tl - /tl~tK/
• k - /k~g/
• m - /m/ | mp - /mp~mb/
• n - /n/ | nt - /nt~nd/ | nk - /nk~N/
• s - /s~S/
• h - /h\~X\/
• l - /l~r/
• y - /j/
• ' - /?/

vowels

• ya - /ja:/ | yai - /jaI:/ | yao - /jaU:/ | ye - /je:/ | yo - /jo:/
• a - /a~a:/ | ai - /aI:/ | ao - /aU:/
• e - /e~e:/
• i - /i~i:/ | ya - /ja:/ | yao - /jaU:/ | ye - /je:/ | yo - /jo:/
• o - /o~o:/
• u - /u~u:/ | ua - /wa:/ | uai - /waI:/ | ue - /we:/

syllable structure

• (C)V

pa ta ka ma na nya sa ha tsa tla ua la ya a

p

• pa - abilitative modal suffix, attached to verbs
• patlitsa - eggplant (the edible fruit of the solanum melongena)
• pato - duck [aquatic avian]
• pako - new / fresh / recent
• pamya - okra / ladies finger's [slang: small penis]
• pana - rain / perspire / moisten / dew [euphemistically used for "to urinate"]
• pala - having the ability needed for a specific task / able
• pa'o - eight / 8
• petsa - mild / soft
• pila - saw / rip / crush
• po - prefixed to kinship terms to show a relationship by marriage / in-law
• puna - dirt / soil / earthen