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! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation | ! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation | ||
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| y || ei̯ || sk'''y''' || m'''ay''' | | y, ey || ei̯ || sk'''y''' || m'''ay''' | ||
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| oi || oi̯ || w'''oi'''w'''oi''' || j'''oy''' | | oi || oi̯ || w'''oi'''w'''oi''' || j'''oy''' | ||
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* The realisation may be aspirated [[w:Retroflex consonant|retroflex]] /ʈʰ/, and similarly [[w:Voiceless retroflex affricate|affricated]] to /ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʰ/. | * The realisation may be aspirated [[w:Retroflex consonant|retroflex]] /ʈʰ/, and similarly [[w:Voiceless retroflex affricate|affricated]] to /ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʰ/. | ||
The pronunciation of ⟨gr⟩ is less variable; there still exists a distinction between /gr~d͡ʒr/ and /dr/, though /dr/ is extremely rare and only exists in certain words, such as '''''gr'''ag'' "stop (v.)" and '''''dr'''ag'' "drag queen". | The pronunciation of ⟨gr⟩ is less variable; there still exists a distinction between /gr~d͡ʒr/ and /dr/, though /dr/ is extremely rare and only exists in certain words, such as '''''gr'''ag'' "stop (v.)" and '''''dr'''ag'' "drag queen". | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||