| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximations
|
| b̥ |
abam, bokht |
[ˈɑb̥ɑm], [ˈb̥ɔxt] |
spin, speed
|
| c |
cunyeğ, oec |
[ˈcuɲə(w)], [ˈøc] |
cure, skewer
|
| d |
brihṇdag, khrugid |
[ˈb̥ɽihn̩dɑk], [xˈɽugid] |
today
|
| dʒ |
bokhtjoeğ, ubtja[1][2] |
[ˈb̥ɔxddʒøːw, -øːj], [ˈub.dʒɑ] |
jam, binge
|
| f |
fosh, mezğef[3] |
[ˈfɔʃ], [ˈmez.ɣef] |
funny, fussy
|
| g |
ganok, Buğgi[2] |
[ˈgɑnɔk], [ˈb̥uwgi] |
bug, bag
|
| h |
husseğ, hilsh |
[ˈhussə(w)], [ˈhilʃ] |
ham, Henry
|
| j |
yoeğre, buyan |
[ˈjøːɽe], [ˈb̥ujɑn] |
you, yes
|
| k |
ganok, kupes[2] |
[ˈgɑnɔk], [ˈkupɑs] |
skin, back
|
| l |
tjoel, luğra[4] |
[ˈtʃøl], [ˈluwɽɑ] |
lamp, lost
|
| ɫ |
tjoell, bulla[4] |
[ˈtʃøɫ], [ˈb̥uɫɑ] |
feel (dark l)
|
| m |
abam, misuğra |
[ˈɑb̥ɑm], [miˈsuːɽɑ] |
Matthew, mister
|
| n |
nemza, boğnac |
[ˈnem.zɑ], [ˈb̥ɔːnɑc] |
niece, boon
|
| ŋ |
bunang, bungan |
[ˈb̥unɑŋ(k)], [ˈb̥uŋɑ̃ːn] |
swimming, bong
|
| ɲ |
nyalim, ganyud |
[ˈɲɑlim], [ˈgɑɲud] |
canyon
|
| ɽ |
khrugid, misuğra |
[xˈɽugid], [miˈsuːɽɑ] |
American water but retroflex
|
| s |
misuğra, roes |
[miˈsuːɽɑ], [ˈɽøs] |
speed, sand
|
| ʃ |
hilsh, fosh |
[ˈhilʃ], [ˈfɔʃ] |
sham, bush
|
| t |
bokht, abut |
[ˈb̥ɔxt], [ˈɑb̥ut] |
sting, star
|
| tʃ |
malatj, tjoell[2] |
[ˈmɑlɑtʃ], [ˈtʃøɫ] |
cheese, batch
|
| v |
boeves, avus[3] |
[ˈb̥øves], [ˈɑvus] |
van, bevy
|
| w |
roeğ, cunyeğ |
[ˈɽøːw, -øːj], [ˈcuɲəw] |
wash, win
|
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