Sunday, February 24, 2013

Phonetics



Consonants
LabialDentalPalatalVelarUvularGlottal
lipsteethridge behind teethbehind roof of mouthentrance to windpipewindpipe
Stopscompletely blocked airflowp, bt, dč, ǰk, gqʔ
Nasalsstops w/ nasal passage openmnñŋ
Fricativesnarrow air passage/frictionLabiodental
{f / Φ, v};
{ϸ / θ, ð}
ç, ɟx, ɣχh, ɧ
Sibilantsadditional friction / hissing noise{s, š}; {z, ž}
Affricatesstop → fricative/sibilantpftskx
↳Aspiratesaspirated stop → glottal fricativephala(glottal h in ph)
Liquidseven less obstruction than fricativesr; l (laterals)ʎR
Semivowelsleast amount of obstructionwy
Vowelsno obstruction
syllabic peak
a, e, i, o, u

(note: ordered {voiceless, voiced} where appropriate)
Vowels
FrontCentralBack
Highi / Iüɨu / Uɩ
Mide / ɛöəo
Lowæaɔ

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