Yenware Georgian
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Pronunciation table
| Latin | a | e | f | h | i | k | l | m | n | ń | o | r | s | t | u | v | w | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian | ა | ე | ჶ | ჰ | ი | ქ | ლ | მ | ნ | გ | ო | რ | ს | ტ | უ | ვ | ჳ | ჲ |
| IPA | /a/ | /e/ | /φ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /β/ | /w/ | /j/ |
Consonants
| labial | dental | alveolar | palatal | glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | voiceless | |||||
| voiced | m /m/ ~ /ɱ/1 მ |
n /n/ ნ |
ń /ŋ/ გ2 |
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| Stops | voiceless | t /t/ ტ |
k /k/ ქ |
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| voiced | ||||||
| Fricatives | voiceless | f /φ/ ჶ3 |
s /s/ ს |
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| voiced | v /β/ ვ |
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| Sonorants | voiceless | h /h/ ჰ | ||||
| voiced | w /w/ ჳ4 |
l /l/ ლ |
r /ɾ/ რ |
y /j/ ჲ5 |
Notes
- 1 /m/ becomes the labiodental /ɱ/ before the labiodentals /φ/ and /β/.
- 2 The voiced velar stop /g/ is assigned to the voiced velar nasal /ŋ/.
- 3 The letter Fi <ჶ> is used in Laz and Svan.
- 4 The obsolete letter Vie <ჳ> is assigned to /w/.
- 5 The letter Hie <ჲ> is used for /j/ in Laz and Mingrelian.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i /i/ ი |
u /u/ უ | |
| Close Mid | e /e/ ე |
o /o/ ო | |
| Open | a /ä/ ა |
Example
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
- Win nuńwu wolo rile ok otu usa ve sańo yuń o sati yi.
- ჳინ ნუგჳუ ჳოლო რილე ოქ ოტუ უსა ვე საგო ჲუგ ო სატი ჲი.
- They are endowed with reason and conscience.
- Etu yuń o fuwi yuń i sa yi
- ეტუ ჲუგ ო ჶუჳი ჲუგ ი სა ჲი.
- and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
- o wa sońa weńwa wiva ve wasi ńom wila ve ńohita wafa.
- ო ჳა სოგა ჳეგჳა ჳივა ვე ჳასი გჳმ ჳილა ვე გჳჰიტა ჳაჶა.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
