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− | |s /s/ | + | |[[Fricative#s .2Fs.2F|s /s/]] |
− | |ł /ɬ/ | + | |[[Fricative#.C5.82 .2F.C9.AC.2F|ł /ɬ/]] |
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− | | align="center" |sh /ʃ/ | + | | align="center" |[[Fricative#sh .2F.CA.83.2F|sh /ʃ/]] |
− | | align="center" |h, x /x/ | + | | align="center" |[[Fricative#h.2C x .2Fx.2F|h, x /x/]] |
− | |hw /xʷ/ | + | |[[Fricative#hw .2Fx.CA.B7.2F|hw /xʷ/]] |
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− | |z /z/ | + | |[[Fricative#z .2Fz.2F|z /z/]] |
− | | rowspan="2" |l /l/ | + | | rowspan="2" |l /ɮ~l/ |
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− | |zh /ʒ/ | + | |[[Fricative#zh .2F.CA.92.2F|zh /ʒ/]] |
− | | rowspan="2" |gh /ɣ/ | + | | rowspan="2" |[[Fricative#gh .2F.C9.A3.2F|gh /ɣ/]] |
− | | rowspan="2" |w /ɣʷ/ | + | | rowspan="2" |w /ɣʷ~w/ |
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06:03, 15 Tʼą́ą́chil 2022 yę́ędą́ą́ʼ
Here is an introduction to the phonemic sound system of Navajo, in the Navajo orthography and International Phonetic Alphabet (in backslashes).
Vowels
Monophthongs
Front | Back | |||||||
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Oral | Nasal | Oral | Nasal | |||||
High | i /i/ | ii /iː/ | į /ɪ̃/ | įį /ĩː/ | ||||
Mid | e /e/ | e /eː/ | ę /ẽ/ | ęę /ẽː/ | o /o/ | oo /oː/ | ǫ /õ/ | ǫǫ /õː/ |
Low | a /ɑ/ | aa /ɑː/ | ą /ɑ̃/ | ąą /ɑ̃ː/ |
Diphthongs
Front | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|
Vɪ̯ | Vɪ̯ | Vo̯ | |
High | oi /ʊɪ̯/ | ||
Mid | ei /eɪ̯/ | ||
Low | ai /ɑɪ̯/ | ao /ɑo̯/ |
Consonants
Inventory
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
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Plain | Lateral | Affricate | Plain | Labialized | |||||
Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | |||||||
Stop | Unaspirated | b /p/ | d /t/ | dl /tɬ/ | dz /ʦ/ | j /ʧ/ | g /k/ | ʼ /ʔ/ | |
Aspirated | t /tˣ/ | tł /tɬʰ/ | ts /ʦʰ/ | ch /ʧʰ/ | k /kˣ/ | kw /kʷˣ/ | |||
Ejective | tʼ /tʼ/ | tłʼ /tɬʼ/ | tsʼ /ʦʼ/ | chʼ /ʧʼ/ | kʼ /kʼ/ | ||||
Fricative | Voiceless | s /s/ | ł /ɬ/ | sh /ʃ/ | h, x /x/ | hw /xʷ/ | |||
Voiced | z /z/ | l /ɮ~l/ | zh /ʒ/ | gh /ɣ/ | w /ɣʷ~w/ | ||||
Approximant | y /j/ |
See Also
External Links
References
- Dene Speech Atlas