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Orthography (Writing
System)
CONSONANTS
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Working Orthography |
Example Words |
IPA |
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p |
palangga=beloved |
/p/ only aspirated _# |
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b |
balak=poem |
/b/ |
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t |
tigulang=old |
/t/ only aspirated _# |
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d |
duyog=accompaniment |
/d/ |
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k |
kuyog= company |
/k/ only aspirated _# |
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g |
gugma=love |
/g/ |
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s |
sakit=painful |
/s/ |
| h |
hilom=silent |
/h/ |
| m |
mama=mother |
/m/ |
| n |
nawong=face |
/n/ |
| ng |
ngitngit=dark |
/ŋ/ |
| r |
ra=only |
/r/ |
| l |
lisod=difficult |
/l/ |
| y |
yabi=key |
/j/ |
| w |
wala- =none |
/w/ |
| - |
ako- =mine |
/ʔ/ typically not
written |
VOWELS
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Working Orthography |
Example Words |
IPA |
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i |
isog=fearless |
/i/, [ɪ] -stress, sometimes [e] |
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a |
apiki=untimely |
/ɑ/ |
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u |
usahay=sometimes |
/u/ |
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o |
ulo=head |
/u/, [o] -stress |
| ay |
hayahay=comfortable |
/ɑɪ/ |
| oy |
lu-oy=pitiful |
/oɪ/ |
| aw |
ayaw=don't |
/ɑʊ/ |