| Letter | A | B | D | E | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Alip | bā' | dāl | ē | gā' | hā' | ī | jīm | kāp | lām | mīm |
| IPA | /a/ | /b/, /β/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɡ/, /ɣ/ | /h/, /ɦ/ | /i/ | /dʒ/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ |
| Letter | N | Ng | O | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y | ' |
| Name | nūn | ngā' | ō | pā' | rā' | sīn | tā' | ū | wāw | yā' | hamja |
| IPA | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /p/ | /r/, /ɹ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /j/ | /ʔ/ |
Consonants[]
Features: Gemination of all non-glottal consonants
- b [b] or [β] when between vowels[1]
- d [d]
- g [ɡ] or [ɣ] when between vowels[1]
- h [h] or [ɦ] when between vowels
- j [dʒ]
- k [k]
- l [l]
- m [m]
- n [n]
- ng [ŋ]
- p [p]
- r [r] or [ɹ] when before a nasal consonant
- s [s]
- t [t]
- w [w]
- y [j]
Vowels[]
Features: Vowel lengthening (e.g. bāy 'house'). Stress: Nonphonemic stress on final syllable.
- a/ā [a,ɐ,ɑ] and [aː]
- e/ē [e,ɛ] and [eː]
- i/ī [i,ɪ] and [iː]
- o/ō [o,ɔ] and [oː]
- u/ū [u,ʊ] and [uː]
- ü [ɜ]
- There is also an unstressed sound [ə]
- The letters o and e are used in loan words and names from other languages.
Diphthongs: aw, uy, ay, iw[2]
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