IPA for Royal Knrawi

The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Royal 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 static variety of Knrawi used in speech in the presence of the God Kings. For other varieties see Knrawi IPA keys.

IPA Keys
Aelatha
Attian
Avendonian
Ayeri
Biscayan
Brittainese
Central Isles Creole
Cet
Cha
Cruckeny
Etlish
Evonish
Favlona
Guimin
Gwaxol
Hantza
Hemaluan
High Valyrian
Iaskyon
Jukpë
Kaikiwan
Keeltyewarem
Kihā́mmic
Knrawi
Kunarek
Luthic
Lôppic
Maryan Coptic
Messinese
Mihousapeja
Millennish
Moshurian
Modern Coptic
Nawuhu
Oltic
Owaex
Pomorian
Qafesona
Qut
Rangyayo
Rulhilli
Sinatolean
Soc'ul'
Sudyrnish
Umbrean
Vairish

IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent Consonants β̞ vuin corner agave (Spanish) ɸ huf small あいふく (Japanese) ɸʰ ufh middle あいふく (Japanese) ɸˣ fjmm to hold あいふく (Japanese) h ceh many have j shaia house yet ɰ aythá jasper agave (Spanish) k tjic to cook ski kʰ chuh raw key kˣ cji black key kʷ guq small island square kʷʰ uqh snake queen kʷˣ yqj to grow queen m pmqj to wash man n jna star not ŋ thga wind sang ŋʷ iim because penguin p puskj yam spin pʰ cuph snake burrow pin pˣ guvpj posture pin q hyk sugarcane Iraq qʰ nkh far Quran qˣ kja sand Quran ɹ marg south right t riti eye start tʰ nth water tart tˣ tjay sick tart θ cniztí to try thing θʰ zherg cloud thing θˣ zjnr to eat thing w rtiu where wing x asi shark juga (Spanish) xʰ shera thunder juga (Spanish) χ jua all doch (German) χʷ wmaa time white 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 Syllabic consonants β̍ qvvs ball agave (Spanish) ɣ̍ ytjau to owe agave (Spanish) m̩ mqja if man n̩ jrn land not ŋ̍ tgzh night sang ŋ̍ʷ msh dry penguin ɹ̩ muayr̀kej to legalize right Tones ˥ ik to see ˩ ìy to break ˥˩ shû east

Differences from standard Knrawi

• Fortition does not occur except in syllabic [β̞] and /ɉ/ which are realized as [β̍] and [ɣ̍].
• Sonorants do not syllabify after nonsyllabic vowels.
• Syllabicity is not lost next to vowels.
• Prevelar and postvelar consonants are realized as velar and uvular.
  • /x̟ˣ/ and /ʍ/ realized as [χ] and [χʷ].
• /ŋ/ and /n/ do not assimilate.
• /m/ and [mʷ] are realized as [ŋʷ] and [m].
• [β̞] and [w] are not merged.