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| y || j || '''y'''oh (yes) || y as in yes | | y || j || '''y'''oh (yes) || y as in yes | ||
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| + | | ay || aj || mal'''ay'''wi (morning) || pronounced like ''aye'' in Scottish English | ||
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| + | | aw || aw || y'''aw'''ky'''aw'''k (girl) || ou as in ouch | ||
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| + | | ey || ɛj || kunng'''ey''' (name) || a as in name | ||
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| + | | ew || ɛw || kudj'''ew'''k (wet season) || like el in elk but with rounded lips instead of the l | ||
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| + | | iw || iw || ? || | ||
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| + | | oy || ɔj || d'''oy'''d'''oy''' (kin term) || pronounced like 'oy!' | ||
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| + | | ow || ow || r'''ow'''k (all) || ow as in row | ||
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| + | | uy || uj || manng'''uy''' (flower) || | ||
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* the second column uses the international phonetic alphabet ([[Wikipedia:IPA vowel chart with audio|IPA]]); click on the IPA letters for more information | * the second column uses the international phonetic alphabet ([[Wikipedia:IPA vowel chart with audio|IPA]]); click on the IPA letters for more information | ||
* consonants are not aspirated like they are sometimes in English (no puff of air after k) | * consonants are not aspirated like they are sometimes in English (no puff of air after k) | ||
Revision as of 07:10, 27 January 2018
| Kunwok | IPA | Example | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | ɑ | mah (ok) | a as in father |
| b | b | bobo (bye) | b as in baby |
| d | d | daluk (woman) | d as in dog |
| dj | ɟ | djedje (woman's child) | j as in jam (but with tongue body against hard palate) |
| rd | ɖ | wurdurd (child) | like d but with tongue tip curled back |
| e | ɛ | kunkeb (nose) | e as in pet (not before ng) |
| e | æ | bebmeng (arrived) | a as in cat (before ng) |
| h | ʔ | yoh (yes) | glottal stop, like tt in bottle in some English dialects |
| i | i | bininj (man) | e as in beet (but with the tongue body pushed up) |
| k | k | daluk (woman) | k but with no aspiration (at end of syllable) |
| k | g | kured (camp) | g as in game (at start of syllable) |
| l | l | delek (white clay) | l as in long |
| rl | ɭ | berluh (aunty) | like l but with tongue tip curled back |
| m | m | manme (food) | m as in man |
| n | n | nayin (snake) | n as in nose |
| ng | ŋ | ngalyod (rainbow serpent) | ng as in sing |
| nj | ɲ | njale (what) | gn as in gnocci |
| rn | ɳ | birriwern (everyone) | like n but with tongue tip curled back |
| o | ɒ | kunwok (language) | o as in not (UK, Australian) or thought (US) |
| r | ɻ | kured (camp) | r as in red (but with tongue tip curled back further) |
| rr | ɾ or r | djarrang (horse) | t as in water (said like a fast d) or else rolled r as in Scottish English |
| u | u | kundulk (tree) | u as in boot (US, UK), u as in book (Australian) |
| w | w | wakwak (crow) | w as in wet |
| y | j | yoh (yes) | y as in yes |
Diphthongs
| Kunwok | IPA | Example | Comments |
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| ay | aj | malaywi (morning) | pronounced like aye in Scottish English |
| aw | aw | yawkyawk (girl) | ou as in ouch |
| ey | ɛj | kunngey (name) | a as in name |
| ew | ɛw | kudjewk (wet season) | like el in elk but with rounded lips instead of the l |
| iw | iw | ? | |
| oy | ɔj | doydoy (kin term) | pronounced like 'oy!' |
| ow | ow | rowk (all) | ow as in row |
| uy | uj | mannguy (flower) |
Notes:
- the second column uses the international phonetic alphabet (IPA); click on the IPA letters for more information
- consonants are not aspirated like they are sometimes in English (no puff of air after k)
- some words have doubled consonants like ngabba (father); take care to lengthen these
- sometimes it helps to break words down into syllables before trying to pronounce them, e.g. kun.ngey (name), be.rluh (aunty), mo.djarrk.ki (freshwater crocodile)
- rd is usually written d when we can predict an rd is required, e.g. rdird~dird (moon), kuwardrde~kuwardde (stone country)
- d is pronounced rr when it appears between two vowels and when the following syllable is not stressed
- Kunwok placenames sometimes have an English spelling that is distinct from the Kunwok spelling, e.g. Gunbalanya~Kunbarlanjnja
