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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
The consonant phonemes of Skerre are given in the chart below: | The consonant phonemes of Skerre are given in the chart below: | ||
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! style="width: 68px; "| | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Dental | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Alveolar | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Labio-Velar | |||
Stops and affricates are voiced after nasals; pre-consonantal nasals assimilate to the | ! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal | ||
place of the following sound. The phonemes /s/, | |- | ||
! style="" |Stop | |||
/ | | t | ||
The precise articulation of /h/ depends greatly on the following vowel (or preceding one, | | t͡s | ||
if none follows). | | | ||
| k | |||
| kʷ | |||
| ʔ | |||
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! style="" |Fricative | |||
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| s | |||
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| h | |||
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! style="" |Nasal | |||
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| n | |||
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! style="" |Liquid | |||
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| ɾ | |||
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! style="" |Glide | |||
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| j | |||
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| w | |||
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'''Notes''': | |||
* Stops and affricates are voiced after nasals; pre-consonantal nasals assimilate to the place of the following sound. | |||
* The phonemes /s/, /t͡s/, and /n/ all palatalize before /j/. | |||
* The precise articulation of /h/ depends greatly on the following vowel (or preceding one, if none follows). | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== |