| labial | dental, alveolar | palatal, velar, (uvular) | uvular, pharyngeal, glottal | |||||
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| voiceless stop | p | |
t | |
k, (q) | |
q, ʔ | |
| voiced stop | b | |
d | |
g | |
ɢ | |
| voiceless fricative | f | |
θ | |
x, (χ) | |
χ, ħ, h | |
| voiced fricative | v | |
ð | |
ɣ, (ʁ) | |
ʁ, ʕ, ɦ | |
| voiceless sibilant | s | |
ʃ | |
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| voiced sibilant | z | |
ʒ | |
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| approximant | β, ʋ | |
l, r | |
j, ɰ | |
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| nasal | m | |
n | |
ŋ | |
ɴ | |
| front unrounded |
front rounded |
central unrounded |
central rounded |
back unrounded |
back rounded |
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| close | i |  |
y |  |
ɨ |  |
ʉ |  |
ɯ |  |
u, ʊ |  |
| close-mid | e |  |
ø |  |
ɘ |  |
ɵ |  |
ɤ |  |
o |  |
| open-mid | ɛ, æ |  |
œ |  |
ɜ |  |
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ʌ |  |
ɔ |  |
| open | a |  |
ɶ |  |
ɐ |  |
ɐ̹ | .jpg) |
ɑ |  |
ɒ |  |
| semivowels | j |  |
ɥ |  |
w |  |
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| Names can be spelled with a unique logogram if one is available. |
Pinuyo |
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| If there is a need to give an indication of the pronunciation, the approximate pronunciation can be given in the Pinuyo alphabet. |
Pinuyo |
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| Not all phones are available in the alphabet; the writer will have to search for approximate equivalents. Speakers of different native languages might choose different representations. |
Auguste /ogyst/ |
Augustus /ɔgʌstɜs/ |
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| Names are spelled starting at the name logogram, but this can be either left-to-right or right-to-left. |
Bobo |
Bobo |
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| If there is no name logogram, a start-of-text marker indicates where to begin reading. |
<START-OF-TEXT> |
David |
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| The start-of-text marker can be rotated to give names a vertical orientation. |
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| Decimal numbers are formed by stringing digits together using the positional system. The start-of-text marker is used to indicate the position of the units. Decimals may be written together with the decimal point on the other side of the marker. |
3.1416 |
1971 |
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| When pronunciation hints are used in sentences, they are placed in an extended noun box. |
David |
René |
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Take a Tour I: Word Types
Take a Tour II: Building Sentences
Take a Tour III: Joining Sentences I
Take a Tour IV: Joining Sentences II
Take a Tour V: Verb Tense, Aspect and Mood
Take a Tour VI: Participles
Vocabulary
Alphabet (Pronunciation hints)
The Babel text
A thank you to Helmi
Relay 16
Author: René Uittenbogaard.
