Consonants
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IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent
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b
|
b
|
bill
| d
|
d
|
dill
| dz
|
j
|
heads ~ hedge [1] | ɖʐ
|
dr
|
Jill ~ drill [2] | f
|
f
|
fill
| ɡ
|
g
|
gill
| h
|
h
|
hill ~ ill
| k
|
k
|
skill
| l
|
l
|
lill
| m
|
m
|
mill
| n
|
n
|
nil
| ŋ
|
n̈
|
song
| ŋɡ
|
ng
|
finger
| p
|
p
|
spill
| r
|
r
|
rill (trilled)
| s
|
s
|
sill ~ shill [1] | t
|
t
|
still
| ts
|
ts
|
cats ~ catch [1] | ʈʂ
|
tr
|
chill ~ trill [2] | v
|
v
|
villa
| z
|
z
|
blaze ~ beige [1] | Stress
|
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IPA |
Example |
Note
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ˈ ˌ
|
stress
|
(placed before stressed syllable)
|
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Vowels
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IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent
|
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a
|
a
|
fat ~ father
| e
|
e
|
pet
| i
|
i, y
|
seat
| o
|
ô
|
old
| u
|
o
|
coot
| Diphthongs
|
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aj
|
ai, ay
|
Thai, often day
| aw
|
ao
|
Lao, often low
| ej
|
ei, ey
|
grey
| uj
|
oy
|
phooey!
| Reduced vowels
|
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ə
|
a
|
sofa
| ə̥
|
a
|
paternal (whispered)
| ʲ
|
y, i
|
dew (UK), cue: a y sound
| ʷ
|
o
|
quick
| ː
|
|
(long vowel)
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