Ilya

• See also: Ilya dictionary
• See also: Ilya phrases

sounds

consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Glottal
Plosives	p   b	t   d		k   g		ʔ (q)
Nasals	m	n
Fricatives		s	ʃ (sh)
Approximants		l	j (y)		w	h
Trill		r

vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

nouns

number

Nouns are commonly preceded by determiners. Plural nouns are formed by appending -im. Dual nouns are formed by appending -ik. Trial nouns are formed by appending -ur. This does not alter the stress:

Number

	Singular	Plural	Dual	Trial
bet- house	beto	betimwa	betikwa	beturwa
kop(a) dog	kopa	kopimwa	kopikwa	kopurwa
nesk(a) girl	neska	neskimwa	neskikwa	neskurwa