Meckelnish language
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Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-alv. | Dorsal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||
| Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | ||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | ç | |
| Lateral Approx. | ɹ | j | ||||||
| Approximant | l | ʎ | ||||||
| Front | Ctr'l | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ʏ | u | ||
| Close-Mid | ə | o | |||
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ̃ | |||
| Open | a | ɐ | ɑ̃ | ||
| Diphthongs | au̯ eu̯ ɔi̯ | ||||
Orthography
| Letter | Name | Name (IPA) | Diacritics |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | a | /a/ | Â |
| B b | bi | /bi/ | |
| C c | ca | /t͡sa/ | |
| D d | di | /di/ | |
| E e | e | /ɛ/ | Ê |
| F f | fi | /fi/ | |
| G g | gi | /gi/ | |
| H h | hu | /çu/ | |
| I i | i | /i/ | Ï, Î |
| L l | elle | /ɛʎə/ | |
| M m | em | /ɛm/ | |
| N n | en | /ɛn/ | |
| O o | o | /o/ | Ô |
| P p | pi | /pi/ | |
| Q q | qi | /qi/ | |
| R r | erre | /ɛjə/ | |
| S s | si | /si/ | |
| T t | ti | /ti/ | |
| U u | u | /u/ | Ü, Û |
| V v | vi | /vi/ | |
| Y y | y | /ʏ/ | Ŷ |
| Z z | zi | /zi/ |
Sound to spelling correspondences
| Spelling | Major value (IPA) |
Examples | Minor value (IPA) |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | elsewhere | /a/ | /ɐ/ | Minor value in unstressed syllables | |
| before nasal consonant | /ɑ̃/ | ||||
| au | /au̯/ | ||||
| aü | /a.u/ | /ɐ.u/ | Minor value in unstressed syllables | ||
| b | elsewhere | /b/ | |||
| before voiceless consonant | /p/ | ||||
| after nasal consonant | Ø | ||||
| after nasal consonant, before vowel | /v/ | ||||
| c | elsewhere | /t͡s/ | |||
| after voiced plosive consonant | /d͡z/ | ||||
| ch | elsewhere | /t͡ʃ/ | |||
| after voiced plosive consonant | /d͡ʒ/ | ||||
| d | elsewhere | /d/ | |||
| before voiceless consonant | /t/ | ||||
| dz | elsewhere | /d͡z/ | |||
| before voiceless consonant | /t͡s/ | ||||
| dzh | elsewhere | /d͡ʒ/ | |||
| before voiceless consonant | /t͡ʃ/ | ||||
| e | /ɛ/ | /ə/ | Minor value in unstressed syllables | ||
| eu | /eu̯/ | ||||
| eü | /ɛ.u/ | /ə.u/ | Minor value in unstressed syllables | ||
| f | elsewhere | /f/ | |||
| before/after approximant consonants between vowels |
/v/ | ||||
| g | elsewhere | /g/ | |||
| before voiceless consonant | /k/ | ||||
| after nasal consonant | Ø | ||||
| gn | /ɲ/ | ||||
| h | initially before close vowel | /ç/ | |||
| elsewhere | Ø | ||||
| i, ï | /i/ | ||||
| l | /l/ | ||||
| ll | /ʎ/ | Occurs only between vowels | |||
| m | /m/ | ||||
| n | /n/ | ||||
| o | elsewhere | /o/ | |||
| before nasal consonant | /ɔ̃/ | ||||
| oi | /ɔi̯/ | ||||
| oï | /o.i/ | ||||
| p | elsewhere | /p/ | |||
| before/after approximant consonants between vowels |
/b/ | ||||
| q | elsewhere | /k/ | |||
| before/after approximant consonants between vowels |
/g/ | ||||
| r | elsewhere | /ɹ/ | |||
| after nasal consonant | /l/ | ||||
| rr | /j/ | Occurs only between vowels | |||
| s | elsewhere | /s/ | |||
| after voiced plosive consonant | /z/ | ||||
| sh | elsewhere | /ʃ/ | |||
| after voiced plosive consonant | /ʒ/ | ||||
| t | elsewhere | /t/ | |||
| before/after approximant consonants between vowels |
/d/ | ||||
| u, ü | /u/ | ||||
| v | /v/ | ||||
| y | /ʏ/ | /ə/ | Minor value in unstressed syllables | ||
| z | /z/ | ||||
| zh | /ʒ/ | ||||
