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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.