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Betawi

Orthography (Writing System)

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CONSONANTS

Working Orthography

Example Words

IPA

b

 Babe “father”

 b

c

 Colek “touch”

 tʃ

d

 Dandan "dress up"
 		d
fEf

 f

g Gegares “eat a lot”

 g

h

 Jabrah “Fat”

 h

j

 Jali-jali “plant species”

dʒ 

k

 Engkong “Grand father”

q 
l
 Laper “hungry” l
m

 Mindo “eat”

m 
n

 Nandak “Dance”

n 
ng

 Nganterin “take someone somewhere”

ŋ 
p

 Pening “headache”

p 
q

 

k 
r

 Ringsek “broken”

ɾ 
s

 Sewot “very angry”

s 
t

 Tengari bolong “noon”

t 
v

 Ve

v 
w

 Kawinan “wedding ceremony”

w 
x
ks
ny
 Nyariin “looking for” ɲ
z
z

VOWELS

Working Orthography

Example Words

IPA

 a

Cablak “talkative” 

a 

 i

 Encing “younger aunt or uncle”

i 

 u

 Ngulon “west side”

u 

 e

 Embok “sister in law”

e, ɛ, ə 

 o

 Ongkang-ongkang “relax”

o