Trâi
Introduction
Trâi is a Naengic language inspired by Khmer.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Stop | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | z /c/ | k /k/ | ' /ʔ/ | |
| implosive | b /ɓ/ | d /ɗ/ | |||||
| Fricative | w /v/ | s /s̠/ | ch [x] | h /h/ | |||
| Liquid | l /l/ | lj /ʎ/ | r /ʀ/ | ||||
| Approximant | [w] | j /j/ | |||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /ɪ/ | ie /iː/ | ü /ɨ/ | ü /ɨː/ | u /ʊ/ | u /uː/ |
| Close-mid | e /e/ | e /eː/ | ö /ə/ | ö /əː/ | o /o/ | o /oː/ |
| Open-mid | ä /ɛː/ | ao /ɔː/ | ||||
| Open | a /a/ | a /aː/ | â /ɑ/ | â /ɑː/ | ||
Diphthongs, not counting "r-colored" diphthongs: ei aö au äi öi öü öu ia/ea ua ea oa /ae aə ao ɛɪ əɪ əɨ əʊ iə uə ɛə ɔə/