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====Consonant Spelling==== | ====Consonant Spelling==== | ||
The consonants are written using their phonemic representations in IPA with the exception of the prenasalised plosives /<sup><small>m</small></sup>b <sup><small>n</small></sup>d <sup><small>ŋ</small></sup>g/, written '''mb''', '''nd''' and '''ngg''' respectively, /ŋ/, written '''ng''' and /j/ written '''y'''. The letter '''r''' is used in some texts to indicate where the tapped or flapped allophone of /d/ appears. This is not consistent, although the Wena bible uses this and many names are spelled this way. | The consonants are written using their phonemic representations in IPA with the exception of the prenasalised plosives /<sup><small>m</small></sup>b <sup><small>n</small></sup>d <sup><small>ŋ</small></sup>g/, written '''mb''', '''nd''', and '''ngg''' respectively, /ŋ/, written '''ng''', and /j/, written '''y'''. The letter '''r''' is used in some texts to indicate where the tapped or flapped allophone of /d/ appears. This is not consistent, although the Wena bible uses this and many names are also spelled this way. | ||
The following table shows the basic pronunciation of each written | The following table shows the basic pronunciation of each written consonant or consonant combination. | ||