| Consonants
|
|---|
| IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent
|
|---|
| 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
|
|---|
| IPA |
Example |
Note
|
|---|
| ˈ
|
siga [ˈsiŋa],
cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou]
|
Stress falls on the
penultimate vowel letter[1] |
|
| Vowels
|
|---|
| IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent
|
|---|
| 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
|
|---|
| 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
|
|
