The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Logun pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. For more information, see Help:IPA.
Consonants
|
IPA |
Example |
English approximation
|
ɕ |
ashish, chlàn |
sure
|
d |
den, kadu |
speed
|
dˠ |
bhladh, abadh |
speed (but velarised)
|
j |
yalìn, yot |
yard
|
k |
logun, ka, qumoq |
skate
|
l |
Minùnru, olbìn |
last
|
ɫ |
bhladh[1] |
feel
|
m |
manya, mizhman |
matter
|
n |
ophann, ennu |
Nas
|
ŋ |
ngòn, yo ngàn |
swimming
|
ɲ |
ledenyo, manya |
canyon
|
p |
pulùn, be |
speed
|
pˠ |
bhladh, bhenunn |
speed (but velarised)
|
s |
sèna, apis |
speed
|
t |
yot, basat |
bat
|
tˠ |
ayoth, athòn |
bat (but velarised)
|
x |
Dohas, nahim |
Bach
|
z |
Belez, zebun |
zoo
|
ʑ |
ija, mizhman |
vision
|
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Oral vowels
|
IPA |
Example |
English approximation
|
a |
abadh, enkabo |
rat
|
ɛ |
dèn, leden |
bed
|
i |
elik, olbìn |
happy
|
o |
logun, ngòn |
bored
|
u |
kadu, ennu |
boot
|
Suprasegmentals
|
IPA |
Example |
Description
|
ˈ |
logun [ˈlo.kʊ̃] |
primary stress
|
. |
ija'nja [ˈiʑa.nʑa] |
syllable boundary
|
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- ^ /ɫ/ is an allophone of /l/ after velarised consonants /pˠ tˠ dˠ/.