Lyaib Pronunciation
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The Latin transcription is given in brackets. You can see how those sounds are written on the Llayb Alphabet page.
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Consonants
| bilabial | labiod. | alveolar | palatal | uvular | glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plosive | b (B) | d (D) | ɟ (GY) | ɢ (GH) | ||
| nasal | m (M) | n (N) | ɲ (NY) | ɴ (NH) | ||
| fricative | β (BF) | z (Z) | ʝ (JY) | ʁ (RH) | h (H) | |
| (lat.) approx. | ʋ (V) | ɹ (R) | ʎ (LY) |
Vowels
| front | central | back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| close | i (I), y (Ï) | ɯ (Ü), u (U) | |
| c-mid | e (É) | o (Ó) | |
| o-mid | ɛ (E), œ (Ë) | ʌ (Ö), ɔ (O) | |
| open | ɐ (A) |
Syllable Structure
- A word may start with any consonant.
- A word may start with a prenasalized stop: mb (MB), nd (ND), ɲɟ (NGY) or ɴɢ (NGH).
- i (I) and u (U) may function as off-glide semi-vowels to form diphthongs with any vowel except for themselves.
- A word may end with a stop or a fricative, except h (H).
- The first syllable in a word is stressed, unless it is a prefix (cf. grammar pages).
Umlauting
Umlauting changes the roundedness of a vowel:
- I → Ï
- E → Ë
- O → Ö
- U → Ü
A and É cannot be umlauted. The preceding consonant is changed instead:
- M/N/NY/NH → B/D/GY/GH
- B/D/GY/GH → V/R/LY/H
- V/R/LY/H → BF/Z/JY/RH
Ó cannot be umlauted either. But the preceding consonant is changed in the opposition direction:
- BFÓ/ZÓ/JYÓ/RHÓ → VÓ/RÓ/LYÓ/HÓ
- VÓ/RÓ/LYÓ/HÓ → BÓ/DÓ/GYÓ/GHÓ
- BÓ/DÓ/GYÓ/GHÓ → MÓ/NÓ/NYÓ/NHÓ
- Introduction
- Pronunciation
- Alphabet
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Pronouns
- Attributive Clauses
- Derivational Morphology
- Word Order
- Vocabulary
- Sample Text
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