Ianh Pronunciation
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Consonants
The Latin transcription is given in brackets.
| bilabial | labiod. | dental | palatal | glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| implosive | ɓ (B') | ɗ (D') | ʄ (J') | ||
| plosive | b (B) | d̪ (D) | ɟ (J) | ||
| nasal | m (M) | n̪ (N) | ɲ (Ñ) | ||
| fricative | f (PH) | θ (TH) | ɕ (CH) | h (H) |
Consonants are labialized before /u/.
Consonants are palatalized before /i/.
If neither labalization nor palatalization occurs and there is a fricative between two vowels, then the fricative becomes an approximant: f (PH) becomes ʋ (V), θ (TH) becomes ð̞ (R), ɕ (CH) becomes ʎ (L).
Vowels
There are three vowels: a (A), i (I) and u (U).
After a bilabial consonant, a (A) becomes ə (Ë).
Before a palatal consonant, i (I) becomes e (E), and u (U) becomes o (O).
In a diphthong or triphthong, I and U become non-syllabic (written Y and W, respectively).
Stress
The antepenultimate or penultimate stem syllable is usually stressed. This never changes, no matter how many affixes there are.
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