Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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*Consonants: b c ch č d f g gh j h l ł m n p r s š t th tz v y z /b k χ tʃ d f g ɣ dʒ h l w m n p r s ʃ h ts~tɕ v j z/. | *Consonants: b c ch č d f g gh j h l ł m n p r s š t th tz v y z /b k χ tʃ d f g ɣ dʒ h l w m n p r s ʃ h ts~tɕ v j z/. | ||
**Final ''h'' is silent unless before a vowel. ''th'' is pronounced even when final. | **Final ''h'' is silent unless before a vowel. ''th'' is pronounced even when final. | ||
*''tz z č j l'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l. | |||
**/z/ is [ʒ] dialectally. | **/z/ is [ʒ] dialectally. | ||
*Lenitions: Note that ''d s'' are NOT lenitable unlike in our Irish and Gaelic. | *Lenitions: Note that ''d s'' are NOT lenitable unlike in our Irish and Gaelic. | ||
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**tz /ts/ > tzh /h/ | **tz /ts/ > tzh /h/ | ||
**j /dʒ/ > jh /j/ | **j /dʒ/ > jh /j/ | ||
*Vowels: ''a e i o u ai ei oi ou ia ua'' /a e i o u ai ei~ea oi~y ou~oa ia ua/, vowel reduction to /ə/ common. | *Vowels: ''a e i o u ai ei oi ou ia ua'' /a e i o u ai ei~ea oi~y ou~oa ia ua/, vowel reduction to /ə/ common. | ||
*Stress is transcribed if not initial | *Stress is transcribed if not initial | ||