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Ngezhey Phonology
Contents
- Contents
- Phonemes
- Phonotactics
Phonemes
Consonants
|
Place |
| Bilabial |
Labiodental |
Dental |
Alveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Glottal |
| Manner |
Fricative |
ɸ,β |
f,v |
θ,ð |
s,z |
ç,ʝ |
x,ɣ |
h,ɦ |
| Plosive |
p,b |
|
|
t,d |
c,ɟ |
k,g |
|
| Nasal |
m |
|
|
n |
ɲ |
ŋ |
|
Vowels
|
Front |
Back |
| Close |
ɪ |
ʊ |
| Mid |
ɛ
| ʌ |
| Open |
æ |
ɑ |
Phonotactics
The phonotactics of Ngezhey are simple.
The syllable structure of native words is (C)V(C),
where C can be any consonant
and V can be any vowel.
Loan words can have any syllable structure.
Words are formed from any syllables strung together.
Stress is not phonemic.