Linguifex

IPA for urban Ritijrn Knrawi

The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents urban Ritijrn 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 in the city of Znausjari and surrounding areas. For other varieties see Knrawi IPA keys.

IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Consonants
ʙ vuin corner xíbogi (Pirahã)
c tjic to cook ski
cʰ ntáchin performance key
cˣ cji black key
ç asi shark he
çʰ shiupii wheat noodles he
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)
ɣ srik swamp agave (Spanish)
ɦ ua fish have
j shaia house yet
k sakìs to trade scout
kʰ ikhàta prophecy cow
kˣ sakjik deformed cow
k̟ chuh raw scout
k̟ʰ fùch six cow
k̟ˣ cjniu deep cow
k̠ hyk sugarcane scout
k̠ʰ nkh far cow
k̠ˣ kja sand cow
kʷ guq small island square
kʷʰ uqh snake queen
kʷˣ yqj to grow queen
m iim because man
n̪ jna star anthem
ŋ thga wind sang
ɲ agchi to shoot canyon
ŋ̠ jgr heart song
ŋʷ uwga animal penguin
p puskj yam spin
pʰ cuph snake burrow pin
pˣ guvpj posture pin
ʀ marg south rai (French)
t̪ riti eye start
t̪ʰ nth water tart
t̪ˣ tjay sick tart
θ cniztí to try thing
θʰ zherg cloud thing
θˣ zjnr to eat thing
w rtiu where wing
x gij forever doch (German)
x̟ sàr tooth he
x̟ʰ shera thunder he
x̠ jua all loch
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a agu face father
ɑ kàtiu nine father
ə sheya large island about
ɛ isji big bed
ɪ it head bid
ɔ qucjm cubit bot
ʊ cuy angry book
Syllabic consonants
ʙ̩ nauv different xíbogi (Pirahã)
m̩ msh dry man
n̪̍ jrn land anthem
ŋ̍ tgzh night sang
ɲ̍ icg to be sore canyon
ŋ̠̍ gj gold song
ŋ̍ʷ hiwǵ to drive penguin
ʀ̩ muayr̀kej to legalize rai (French)
Tones
˥ ik to see
˩ ìy to break
˥˩ shû east

Differences from standard Knrawi

  • Fortition does not occur.
  • /ɹ/ is realized as [ʀ].
    • Labialized /ɹ/ is realized as [ʙ].
  • Alveolar consonants are realized as dental.
    • Prevelar and postvelar consonants are realized as palatal and velar adjacent to /ɪ/.
    • Non-labialized /ɹ/ is realized as [ɣ] adjacent to /ɪ/.
    • /x̟ˣ/ and /h/ are realized as [x̠].
    • /ɉ/ is realized as [j].
      • Syllabic /ɉ/ is realized as [ɪ].
  • /ʍ/ is realized as [w].
  • Unstressed /ɪ,ʊ,a/ are realized as [ɪ,ʊ,a].
  • [ɪ,ʊ,a] are realized as [ɛ,ɔ,ɑ] (but not [ɪ] from syllabic /ɉ/) adjacent to postvelar consonants and velar-aspirated consonants.
  • [ʔ̞] is realized as [ɦ].
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