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*Unless the second vowel is stressed, /iu/ may be pronounced [y]. | |||
*/e/ will be [ɤ] after /k/ or /g/ unless followed directly by a vowel. It can also be reduced to [ɤ] at the end of a word. | |||
*/a/ may be pronounced [ə] when unstressed. | |||
Revision as of 20:07, 20 January 2021
| Boesjim | |
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| Pronunciation | [[Help:IPA|ˈbʷeːɕim]] |
| Created by | joan-lambert |
Language isolate
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sji |
Boesjim (pronounced natively as [ˈbʷeːɕim] or in English as /ˈbweɪ.ʃim/) is the language spoken by the Boesjina people of the planet XS-25-33, which they refer to as Sungatl.
Phonology
- See also: Bjoesjim phonology
Consonants
There are fifteen phonemic consonants in Boesjim.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | n | |||||
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | ||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | h | |||
| Approximate | j | w | ||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral approximate | l |
Vowels
There are five phonemic vowels in Boesjim.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
Notes on allophony:
- Unless the second vowel is stressed, /iu/ may be pronounced [y].
- /e/ will be [ɤ] after /k/ or /g/ unless followed directly by a vowel. It can also be reduced to [ɤ] at the end of a word.
- /a/ may be pronounced [ə] when unstressed.