Consonants
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IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent
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β
|
v
|
von
| ð
|
c
|
then
| j
|
y (often silent)
|
yes
| k
|
k
|
sky
| l
|
l
|
less
| m
|
m
|
mum
| mb
|
b
|
amber
| n
|
n
|
noon
| nd
|
d
|
dandy
| ɳɖ
|
nr
|
indraw
| ndʒ
|
j, di [ndʒ]
|
inɡenious
| ŋ
|
g
|
song
| ŋɡ
|
q
|
finger
| r
|
r
|
(trilled)
| s
|
s
|
sis
| t
|
t
|
stop
| tʃ
|
j, ti ([tʃi])
|
church, venture
| ɰ
|
w
|
water
| Stress
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IPA |
Example |
Note
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ˈ
|
siga [ˈsiŋa], cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou]
|
Stress falls on the penultimate vowel letter[1] |
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Vowels
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IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent
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a
|
a
|
cat
| aː
|
father
| e
|
e
|
pet
| eː
|
plate
| i
|
i
|
seat
| iː
|
seed
| o
|
o
|
old
| oː
|
more
| u
|
u
|
coot
| uː
|
moon
| Diphthongs
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ei
|
ei
|
grey
| eu
|
eu
|
| ɛi
|
ai
|
between may and my
| iu
|
iu
|
eew!
| oi
|
oi
|
coy
| ou
|
ou
|
know
| ɔu
|
au
|
between know and now
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