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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
All syllables are of the form CV(nasal). V is any vowel, and C is any consonant or h (pronounced as in IPA). Note that all consonants except w can be geminated or palatalised (but not both at once). e following a palatalised consonant is pronounced as IPA i. Note that the CV combinations tu, wo and wu are not permitted. | |||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 28 September 2014
Background
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Plosive | p, b | t, d | k, g | |
| Fricative | f | th, dh | s, z | |
| Affricate | c, dz | |||
| Approximant | r | w |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | u | ||
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
Phonotactics
All syllables are of the form CV(nasal). V is any vowel, and C is any consonant or h (pronounced as in IPA). Note that all consonants except w can be geminated or palatalised (but not both at once). e following a palatalised consonant is pronounced as IPA i. Note that the CV combinations tu, wo and wu are not permitted.