Phonology
Vowels:
This language has only five vowels: / ɑ /, / ɛ/, / ɪ /, / o /, / u /.
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/ ɪ / only comes after / kʰ /, / pʰ /, / tʰ/, / n /, / ŋ /.
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[ ɤ ] is the variant of / ɛ / when it comes before / ŋ /.
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[ a ] is the variant of / ɑ / when it comes after / j / .
Consonants:
- Fortis-lenis pairs:
These pairs of consonants distinguish themselves by whether they are aspired or not instead of whether they are voiced or not.
/p/ = [ pʰ ] or [ bʰ ] /b/ = [ p ] or [ b ]
/t/ = [ tʰ ] or [ dʰ ] /d / = [ t ] or [ d ]
/k/ = [ kʰ ] or [ gʰ ] /g/ = [ k ] or [ g ]
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/ z / /m/ /b/ almost happen in the non-stressed syllables.
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The germination will almost happen when / s / is in the stressed syllable.
This language does not have a writing system. Here we spell it by Latin characters.
Orthography
a = / ɑ /
e = / ɛ /
i = / ɪ /
o = / o /
u = / u /
p = / p /
b = / b /
t = / t /
d = / d /
k = / k /
g = / g /
m = / m /
n = / n /
ng = / ŋ /
f = / f /
v = / v /
s = / s /
z = / z /
y = / j /
ch= / t͡ʃ /
c = / d͡ʒ /
l = / l /
h = / h /
r = /ɹ/
w = / w /
pp = / p: /
bb = / b: /
tt = / t: /
dd = / d: /
kk = / k: /
gg = / g: /
mm = / m: /
nn = / n: /
nng = / ŋ: /
ff = / f: /
vv = / v: /
ss = / s: /
zz = / z: /
yy = / j: /
cch= / t͡ʃ: /
cc = / d͡ʒ: /
ll = / l: /
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