Nalupitipulan
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Numbers
Phonology
Based on Australian/Tamil.
Consonants
Labial | Dental/Alv. | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m /m/ | n /n̪/ | ṇ /ɳ/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |
Plosive | p /p/ | t /t̪/ | ṭ /ʈ/ | z /c~tɕ/ | k /k/ | |
Trill | r /r/ | ṛ /ɽ/ | ||||
Approximant | central | w /ʋ/ | ḻ /ɹ~ɻ/ | j /j/ | ||
lateral | l /l̪/ | ḷ /ɭ/ | lj /ʎ/ |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
short | long | short | long | short | long | |
Close | i /i/ | ih /iː/ | u /u/ | uh /uː/ | ||
Open | a /a/ | ah /aː/ |
There are two diphthongs, /ai au/ (written ei au).