Kəthaulə
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Stops | ||
| b | /b/ | as in ‘bee’ |
| p | /p/ | as in ‘pea’ |
| d | /d/ | as in ‘deed’ |
| t | /t/ | as in ‘tea’ |
| g | /ɡ/ | as in ‘get’ |
| k | /k/ | as in ‘key’ |
| q | /q/ | as in ‘Quran’ |
| ’ | /ʔ/ | as in the ‘-’ in ‘uh-oh’ |
| Fricatives | ||
| f | /f/ | as in ‘fee’ |
| s | /s/ | as in ‘see’ |
| ll | /ł/ | as in welsh ‘llall’ |
| th | /θ/ /ð/ | as in ‘thin’ or ‘the’ |
| z | /z/ | as in ‘zed’ |
| sh | /ʃ/ | as in ‘she’ |
| ż, zh | /ʒ/ | as in ‘viSion’ |
| x | /x/ | as ch in Irish ‘Loch’ |
| h | /h/ | as in ‘he’ |
| Affricates | ||
| ch | /t͡ʃ/ | as in ‘cheek’ |
| j | /dʒ/ | as in ‘John’ |
| Nasals and Liquids | ||
| m | /m/ | as in ‘me’ |
| n | /n/ | as in ‘need’ |
| ng | /ŋ/ | as in ‘ring’ |
| m̃ | /mː/ | a longer version of "m" as in ‘me’ |
| ñ | /nː/ | a longer version of "n" as in ‘need’ |
| ñg | /ŋː/ | a longer version of "ng" as in ‘ring’ |
| l | /l/ | as in ‘leaf’ |
| r | /ɹ~r~ɾ/ | as in ‘reed’, or whatever rhotic sound is preferred. |
| Semi-Vowels / Glides | ||
| w | /w/ | as in ‘we’ |
| ʍ | /ʍ/ | as in ‘what’ (General American) |
| y | /j/ | as in ‘yea’ |
Vowels
| i | /ɪ/ | as i in ‘bit’ |
| i, e | /i/ | as ee in ‘bee'n’ |
| e, ay | /ei/ | as ay in ‘bay’ |
| e | /ɛ/ | as e in ‘bet’ |
| a, ā | /a/ | as a in ‘bad’ |
| Back | ||
| au, a | /ɑ/ | as a in ‘father’ |
| uh, ə, ö | /ʌ/ | as u in ‘but’ |
| o | /o/ | as oa in ‘boat’ |
| u | /u/ | as oo in ‘boot’ |
| ə, ö | /ə/ | as "a" in about |
| Diphthongs | ||
| ai | /ai/ | as i in ‘bite’ |
| au, ow | /au/ | as ow in ‘cow’ |
| V̊ | /Ø/ | when a vowel has a ring above it it is silent. |
Example texts
Hush now, my baby. Be still love, don't cry. Sleep as you're rocked by the stream. Sleep and remember my last lullaby So I'll be with you when you dream.
-- Kwentall, 'ahe brallki. Tezůka estrus 'ərai, n'trest. Rest numen kezůka kirvenje ov əte lakn. rest and ersevpo 'ahe fimalar lullaby Osay xe tezůka akven kehe tezůka kehe bramen.