Phonology
Orthography
IPA
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b
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bʰ
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ʈ
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ʈʰ
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ɖ
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ɖʰ
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k
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s
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ʂ
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ʐ
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ç
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x
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l
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ɬ
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j
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ʍ
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w
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ɾ
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Script
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ܦ
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ܦ݂
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ܩ
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ܩ݂
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ܩ݀
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ܩ݂݀
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ܟ
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ܣ
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ܫ
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ܓ
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ܥ
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ܚ
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ܠ
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ܨ
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ܝ
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ܒ݂
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ܒ
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ܕ
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Off. roman.
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b
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ḃ
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t
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ṫ
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d
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ḋ
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k
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s
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š
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z, ž
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c
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x
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l
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ł
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j
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ẇ
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w
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r
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Roman.
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p
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b
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ht
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hd
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t
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d
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k
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s
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5
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z
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c
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x
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l
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9
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j
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hw
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w
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r
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IPA
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y
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ɨ
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u
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ɛ
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ɜ
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o
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ä
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Script
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ܛܴ
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ܛܳ
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ܛܼ
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ܛܹ
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ܛܲ
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ܛܿ
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ܛܵ
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Off. roman.
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b
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ḃ
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t
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ṫ
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d
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ḋ
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k
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Roman.
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p
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b
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ht
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hd
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t
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d
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k
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There are two romanizations, "off. Roman." is the Official romanization, the second romanization is the one most often used as it's ASCII compliant.
The letter "ܛ" is soundless, it only appears at an initial position to hold vowels, for example "ܛܵܠܵܫ" (alaš; not an actual word as of now)
The letters "ܡ" and "ܢ" are used to mark length, the former for consonants, the latter for vowels
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Labio- Velar
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Velar
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Stop
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p, pʰ
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b, bʰ
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ʈ, ʈʰ
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ɖ, ɖʰ
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k
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Fricative
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|
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s, ɬ
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ʂ
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ʐ
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ç
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|
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x
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Approximant
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|
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l
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|
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j
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ʍ
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w
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Flap
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|
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ɾ
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Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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Close
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y
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ɨ
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u
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Mid
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ɛ
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ɜ
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o̞
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Open
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ä
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Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
Verbs
Infinitive
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Indicative
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Imperative
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Conditional
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Potential
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Presumptive
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Inferential
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Subjunctive?
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Optative?
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Past
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1st
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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2nd
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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3rd
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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Present
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1st
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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2nd
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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3rd
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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Future
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1st
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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2nd
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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3rd
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Great Plural
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Participle
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Affixes
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Perfect
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Negative
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Active
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Passive
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Adjectives and Determiners
Adverbs
Numbers
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example texts
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