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JAVANESE - Pekalongan

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Orthography

Working Orthography Example Words IPA    
a ati "liver" /a/
b buri "back side" /mb/
b bosok "over wrap" /bʰ/
c cetho "clear" /ts/
d delik "hide" /nd/
dh godhong "leaf" /t̪/
d wedi "sand" /t/
é kere "poor" /e/
e keno "able"
g onggo-onggo "spider" /g/
h pejah "die" /h/
i iwak "fish" /i/
j nujes "to grab" /tʃ/
k kali "river" /k/
l lali "forget" /l/
m mangan "eat" /m/
ng ngadek "stand" /ŋ/
n naleni "to fasten" /n/
o mengko "later" /o/
o olo "bad" /ɔ/
p peksi "bird" /p/
r radosan "street" /r/
s selo "stone" /s/
t tekan "arrive" /t̪/
th kethul "dull" /ʈ/
u umah "house" /u/
w wono "forest" /w/
y wayah "grandson" /j/

Javanese Script

This is a picture of the traditional Javanese script.  You can learn more about this script here.