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diff --git a/src/haasdaiga/phonology.md b/src/haasdaiga/phonology.md index 9554667..0685e21 100644 --- a/src/haasdaiga/phonology.md +++ b/src/haasdaiga/phonology.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Main consonants are listed in the table below: | **nasal** | m | n | ɲ (*nj*) | ŋ (*n*, *ng*) | | | **plosive** | p b | t d | | k (*c*) ɡ (*g*) | ʔ | | **fricative** | f v | s z | | x (*ch*) ɣ (*gh*) | h | -| **sonorant** | w | ɹ (*r*) l | j | | | +| **sonorant** | w | r l | j | | | Notes: @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Notes: - The glottal stop /ʔ/ is not written. It's implied when a syllable does not have other consonants (similar to Vietnamese). - *nj* is pronounced as /ɲ/ even when the two letters are from different words. - The sames go for other digraphs (ng, ch, gh) + The sames go for other digraphs (ng, ch, gh). There is therefore no + ambiguous way of pronouncing a word given a romanization. - Some dialects may pronounce *s*, *z* as ## Vowels @@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ Notes: | mid | e | ə (*y*)| o | | close | a | | | +Note: the schwa sound /ə/ is not written in the native script. However, for +ease of writing on computer, it is romanized as y. Both kýn and ḱn are +acceptable as the romanization for the same syllable. This document is in +favor of using explicit form instead of implicit form. + ### Diphthongs and long vowels Long vowels are written as duplicated vowels, with the second character having @@ -62,12 +68,12 @@ have voiceless equivalents. Other than that, there isn't any constraints. There are thus: -\\( 22 × (10 × 2 + 6 ) × 3 × 11 = 18876 \\) (possible syllables) +\\( 22 × (6 × 2 + 6 ) × 3 × 11 = 18876 \\) (possible syllables) Note: These numbers mean: - 22 consonants -- 10 vowels and their long version +- 6 vowels and their long version - 6 diphthongs - 3 tones - 10 final consonants |