Phonology
Consonants
Consonant inventory: /d f g h j k l m n p q r s t w ʃ ʒ ʔ ʙ̥/
Manner/Place | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | Uvular | Glottal |
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Nasal | m | n | ||||||
Stop | p | t d | k g | q | ʔ | |||
Fricative | f | s | ʃ ʒ | h | ||||
Approximant | j | w | ||||||
Trill | ʙ̥ | r | ||||||
Lateral approximant | l |
The weirdest consonant is /ʙ̥/, which is a voiceless bilabial trill, or blowing air through your lips without making sound. This is intended to imitate a noise an orca would make.
Vowels
Vowel inventory: /a ɛ i o u/
Diphthongs: au, oi, ua, ue, uo, ai, ɛi
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i | u |
High-mid | o | |
Low-mid | ɛ | |
Low | a |