The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents standard Knrawi pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. For more information, see Help:IPA.
This page is only for the variety Knrawi spoken in the cities of Yuvquat and Margquat, for other varieties see Knrawi IPA guides.
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IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
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Vowels
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ä
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agu
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face
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father
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æ
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aà
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to speak
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fact
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ɒ
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nauv
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different
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bot
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ə
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sheya
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large island
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about
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e̞
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isji
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big
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bed
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ɪ
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it
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head
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bid
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o̞
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zjeyu
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shore
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boat
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ʊ
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cuy
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angry
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book
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Differences from standard Knrawi
- /x̟,x̟ʰ,x̟ˣ/ are realized as [s̠,s̠ʰ,s̠ˣ].
- /x̠,ʍ,h/ are realized as [h,hʷ,∅].
- Approximants are fortified on word boundaries.
- /ɹ/ does not fortify.
- Labialized /ɹ/ is always realized as [β].
- Fortified /ɉ/ is realized as [z̠].
- Two-sonorant clusters syllabify the first sonorant.
- Syllabic consonants are realized as [əC].
- Syllabic /ɉ/ is realized as [əɉ] unless fortified.
- Unstressed /ɪ,ʊ/ are realized as [e̞,o̞].
- /a/ is realized as [ä].
- Unstressed /a/ is realized as
- [ɒ] adjacent to labial and dorsal consonants.
- [æ] is not [ɒ].
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