ABDFGHIKLMNOQRSUVWZ
/a, aː, o, oː, i, iː, u, uː/
/m, mː, n, nː, ŋ, b, d, g, ʔ, t͡s, t͡sː ʒ, ʒː, ɸ, ɸː, β, βː, χ, χː, ʋ, ʋː, ʀ, ʀː, ɬ, ɬː, l, lː, ʍ, ʍː, w/
/a, aː, o, oː, i, iː, u, uː/
/m, mː, n, nː, ŋ, b, d, g, ʔ, t͡s, t͡sː ʒ, ʒː, ɸ, ɸː, β, βː, χ, χː, ʋ, ʋː, ʀ, ʀː, ɬ, ɬː, l, lː, ʍ, ʍː, w/
Spelling Rules:
- A consonant cannot follow another consonant, except in the case of hl, ng, and double F, H, K, L, M, N, R, S, V, W, or Z.
- If the addition of a morpheme would place a consonant after another consonant, A or another vowel (noted in parenthesis next to the morpheme in the vocabulary lists) is placed between them.
- A word cannot end with a consonant.
- If the addition of a morpheme would place a consonant at the end of a word, the consonant is followed by A.
A a = hot /a/
B b = bone /b/ D d = dog /d/ F f = finish /ɸ/ G g = good /ɡ/ H h = whale /ʍ/ loch /x/ (before U) I i = see /i/ K k = /χ/ L l = leaf /l/ |
M m = man /m/
N n = nine /n/ O o = core /o/ Q q = uh-oh /ʔ/ R r = raus /ʀ/ S s = its /t͡s/ U u = food /u/ V v = vine /β/ W w = water /ʋ ~ w/ Z z = beige /ʒ/ |
hl = /ɬ/
ng = song /ŋ/
ng = song /ŋ/
- A double vowel or F, H, K, L, M, N, R, S, V, W, or Z is pronounced long.
- Other consonants cannot be doubled.
- If a double vowel is created as a result of an inflection or affix, Q is added between the two vowels.
- Consecutive vowels are pronounced as separate syllables rather than diphthongs.