IPA for Zjiiama Knrawi

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The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Zjiiama 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 of Knrawi spoken on Zjiiama Island, for other varieties see Knrawi IPA guides.

IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Consonants
β vuin corner agave (Spanish)
ð tjer soft they
ɸ huf small あいく (Japanese)
ɸʰ ufh middle あいく (Japanese)
ɸˣ fjmm to hold あいく (Japanese)
h ceh many have
j shaia house yet
ɉ aythá jasper seguir (Spanish)
tjic to cook ski
k̟ʰ chuh raw key
hyk sugarcane scout
k̠ʰ nkh far cow
k̠ˣ kja sand cow
guq small island square
kʷʰ uqh snake queen
kʷˣ yqj to grow queen
m iim because man
n jna star not
zjna away anthem
cjni to stand ranch
ŋ thga wind sang
ŋ̟ chgag to hear sing
ŋ̠ jgr heart song
ŋʷ uwga animal penguin
p puskj yam spin
cuph snake burrow pin
guvpj posture pin
ɹ marg south right
ʃˣ sjari city shin
t riti eye start
nth water tart
tjay sick tart
t͡ʃˣ cji black chart
θ cniz to try thing
θʰ zherg cloud thing
θˣ zjnr to eat thing
w rtiu where wing
ʍ wmaa time white
asi shark he
x̟ʰ shera thunder he
jua all loch
ʒ yau bird treasure
ʔ̞ ua fish uh-oh
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a agu face father
ə sheya large island about
ɛ isji big bed
ɪ it head bid
ɔ zjeyu shore bot
ʊ cuy angry book
IPA Example Translation
Tones
˥ ik to see
˩ ìy to break
˥˩ shû east

Differences from standard Knrawi

  • /k̟,k̟ʰ,k̟ˣ,x̟,x̟ʰ,x̟ˣ/ are realized as [t͡ʃ,t͡ʃʰ,t͡ʃˣ,ʃ,ʃʰ,xʲ].
    • /k̟,k̟ʰ,k̟ˣ,x̟,x̟ʰ/ adjacent to [ɪ] are realized as [kʲ,kʲʰ,kʲˣ,xʲ,xʲʰ].
  • /k̠,k̠ʰ,k̠ˣ,x̠/ are realized as [k,kʰ,kˣ,x].
  • /tˣ/ and [pˣ] are realized as [t͡sˣ] and [p͡fˣ].
  • /ʍ/ is realized as [xʷ].
  • /θ,θʰ,θˣ/ are realized as [s,sʰ,sˣ].
    • Labialized /θ,θʰ,θˣ/ are realized as [f,fʰ,fˣ].
  • /ɹ/ is realized as [r].
    • Labialized /ɹ/ is realized as [v] (which doesn't merge with [w]).
    • Fortified /ɹ/ is realized as [z].
  • /ɉ/ is realized as [ɰ].
    • Fortified /ɉ/ is realized as [ɣ].
  • Fortition occurs word-finally.
    • [ʔ̞] is realized as [ʔ] word-finally.
  • Syllabic consonants are realized as [əC].
    • Voiced geminants are glottalized.
  • /ɪ,ʊ/ are realized as [i,u]
    • Unstressed /ɪ,ʊ/ are realized as [ə,o̞]
  • /a/ is realized as [ɒ] adjacent to labiovelar consonants.
  • Unstressed /a/ and epenthetic [ə] are realized as
    • [o̞] adjacent to labiovelar consonants.
    • [ə] if not [o̞].