Middle Ziotaki
Phonology
Consonants
Unvoiced
Voiced
| Lab/BiLab
| Dent
| Alv
| PostAlv
| Pal
| Velar
| Glot |
| Stop
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p b |
t d |
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k g |
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| Nasal
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m |
n |
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ng |
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| Trill
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r |
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| Fricative
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f v |
th dh |
s z |
sh zh |
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x gh |
h |
| Affricate
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ch j |
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| Approximant
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y |
w |
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| Lat. Approx.
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l |
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- a - is pronounced as [a], occasionally reduced to
[ə] in final syllables (vulgar).
- e - is pronounced as [ε].
- i - is pronounced as [i].
- o - is pronounced as [o].
- u - is pronounced as [ɯ].
- ə - is pronounced somewhere between [ɐ] and [ə]*.
- ai - is pronounced as [aɪ].
- ei - is pronounced between [eɪ], [e:], and [e].
- au - is pronounced as [ɑʊ].
Valid Syllables
- A vowel alone
- consonant + vowel
- consonant + y + vowel
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