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Pronunciation Table (showing Phoneme / IPA / Example)
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Consonants |
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B |
/b/ |
b in but |
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C |
/c/ |
k in keen. More palatal than K |
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Ch |
/t͡ʃ/ |
c in cello, ch in church |
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D |
/d/ |
d in dog |
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Dh |
/ð/ |
th in then, that |
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Ds |
/d͡z/ |
dz in Adze |
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F |
/ɸ/ |
f in fairy |
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G |
/ɡ/ |
g in good |
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H -h- |
/h/ /hə/ |
h in ahoy (never silent like hour, honor). syllabic between vowel and consonant. Seryahdin is pronounce Se-rya-hə-din |
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J |
/ʤ/ |
j and dg in judge |
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Jh |
/ʒ/ |
The French j, the z in azure, s in measure. |
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K |
/k/ |
k in kook (or even deeper in throat). |
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Kh |
/x/ |
ch in loch |
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L |
/ɫ/ |
ll in full |
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Lh |
/lj/ |
li in Alien |
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M |
/m/ |
m in mary |
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N |
/n/ |
n in night |
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Nh |
/nj/ |
ny in canyon |
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P |
/p/ |
p in pop |
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R |
/ɹ/ |
rhotic r (like in General American) |
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Rh |
/r/ |
short trilled (‘rolled’) r |
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Rrh |
/ɹr/ |
long trilled r |
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S |
/s/ |
s in sister |
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Sh |
/ʃ/ |
sh in shoe |
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T |
/t/ |
t is tot |
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Th |
/θ/ |
th in thesis |
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Ts |
(t͡s) |
ts in cats |
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V |
/β/ |
v in victor |
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Vh |
/w/ |
w in wet |
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X |
/ks/ |
x in taxi. |
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Y |
/j/ |
y in yellow |
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/i/ |
y between consonant and vowel is syllabic (see vowels) |
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Z |
/z/ |
z in zeta |
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Vowels |
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A |
/ɑ/ |
o in tot, pot |
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Ae |
/æ/ |
a in cat |
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Ai |
/aɪ/ |
i in light, rite |
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Ao |
/ɑʊ/ |
ow in cow |
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E |
/e/ |
e in bet |
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Ei |
/eɪ/ |
ay in pay |
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I |
/ɪ/ |
i in pin |
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Y |
/i:/ |
ee in feel (note double use as consonant.) |
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O |
/o/ |
o in tote |
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Oi |
/oɪ/ |
oy in boy |
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Ou |
/oʊ/ |
ow in tow |
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U |
/u/ |
u in toot |
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Ui |
/uɪ/ |
similar to French Oui |
