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* ''v'' as in '''V'''ictor = /v/ | * ''v'' as in '''V'''ictor = /v/ | ||
* ''z'' as in '''Z'''ulu = /z/ | * ''z'' as in '''Z'''ulu = /z/ | ||
* ''‘'' as in uh'''-'''oh = /ʔ/ | * ''‘'' as in uh'''-'''oh = /ʔ/ ([[glottal stop]]) | ||
Notable by their absence is the ''w'' consonant, the /tʃ/ sound represented by the English digraph ''ch'', and the two dental fricatives both represented in English by ''th''. In the novel, this leads to the Alplai making approximations of these sounds when attempting to speak English (the principal "Terai" language), such as ''ii’uu'' for ''w''. | Notable by their absence is the ''w'' consonant, the /tʃ/ sound represented by the English digraph ''ch'', and the two dental fricatives both represented in English by ''th''. In the novel, this leads to the Alplai making approximations of these sounds when attempting to speak English (the principal "Terai" language), such as ''ii’uu'' for ''w''. | ||