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| − | |i /i/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#i .2F.C9.AA.2F|i /i/]] |
| − | |ii /iː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#ii .2Fi.CB.90.2F|ii /iː/]] |
| − | |į /ɪ̃/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C4.AF .2F.C9.AA.CC.83.2F|į /ɪ̃/]] |
| − | |įį /ĩː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C4.AF .2F.C4.A9.CB.90.2F|įį /ĩː/]] |
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| − | |e /e/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#e .2Fe.2F|e /e/]] |
| − | |e /eː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#e .2Fe.CB.90.2F|e /eː/]] |
| − | |ę /ẽ/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C4.99 .2F.E1.BA.BD.2F|ę /ẽ/]] |
| − | |ęę /ẽː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C4.99.C4.99 .2F.E1.BA.BD.CB.90.2F|ęę /ẽː/]] |
| − | |o /o/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#o .2Fo.2F|o /o/]] |
| − | |oo /oː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#oo .2Fo.CB.90.2F|oo /oː/]] |
| − | | align="center" |ǫ /õ/ | + | | align="center" |[[Monophthongs#.C7.AB .2F.C3.B5.2F|ǫ /õ/]] |
| − | |ǫǫ /õː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C7.AB.C7.AB .2F.C3.B5.CB.90.2F|ǫǫ /õː/]] |
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| − | |a /ɑ/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#a .2F.C9.91.2F|a /ɑ/]] |
| − | |aa /ɑː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#aa .2F.C9.91.CB.90.2F|aa /ɑː/]] |
| − | |ą /ɑ̃/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C4.85 .2F.C9.91.CC.83.2F|ą /ɑ̃/]] |
| − | |ąą /ɑ̃ː/ | + | |[[Monophthongs#.C4.85.C4.85 .2F.C9.91.CC.83.CB.90.2F|ąą /ɑ̃ː/]] |
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19:03, 13 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 /l/ | zh /ʒ/ | gh /ɣ/ | w /ɣʷ/ | ||||
| Approximant | y /j/ | ||||||||
See Also
External Links
References
- Dene Speech Atlas