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| − | + | '''Letilan''' is one of the languages of [[Letila]]. It is characterized by very long words and a love of suffixes. | |
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| − | Letilan is one of the languages of Letila. It is characterized by very long words and a love of suffixes. | + | |
OOC: Letilan is of a language category known as polysynthetic. It is influenced heavily by the Bantu languages of Africa as well as by Inuktitut. | OOC: Letilan is of a language category known as polysynthetic. It is influenced heavily by the Bantu languages of Africa as well as by Inuktitut. | ||
==Alphabet== | ==Alphabet== | ||
| + | *p -- As in s''p''ot /p/ | ||
| + | *t -- As in s''t''ep /t/ | ||
| + | *k -- As in s''c''ar /k/ | ||
| + | *b -- As in ''b''ed /b/ | ||
| + | *d -- As in ''d''og /d/ | ||
| + | *g -- As in ''g''ame /g/ | ||
| + | *b' -- Implosive b /b_</ | ||
| + | *d' -- Implosive d /d_</ | ||
| + | *g' -- Implosive g /g_</ | ||
| + | *mb -- Prenasalized b /m_b/ | ||
| + | *nd -- Prenasalized d /n_d/ | ||
| + | *ng -- Prenasalized g /N_g/ | ||
| + | *mb' -- Prenasalized b' /m_b_</ | ||
| + | *nd' -- Prenasalized d' /n_d_</ | ||
| + | *ng' -- Prenasalized g' /N_g_</ | ||
| + | *m -- As in ''m''e /m/ | ||
| + | *n -- As in ''n''ice /n/ | ||
| + | *l -- As in ''l''eaf /l/ | ||
| + | *w -- As in ''w''onder /w/ | ||
| + | *y -- As in ''y''ellow /j/ | ||
| − | + | *a -- As in f''a''ther /a/ | |
| − | + | *i -- As in M''i''sato /i/ | |
| − | + | *u -- As in fl''u''te /u/ | |
| − | + | *e -- As in caf''é'' /e/ | |
| − | + | *o -- As in Misat''o'' /o/ | |
| − | + | *è -- As in b''e''d /E/ | |
| − | + | *ò -- As in d''o''g /O/ | |
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| − | a -- As in f''a''ther /a/ | + | |
| − | i -- As in M''i''sato /i/ | + | |
| − | u -- As in fl''u''te /u/ | + | |
| − | e -- As in caf''é'' /e/ | + | |
| − | o -- As in Misat''o'' /o/ | + | |
| − | è -- As in b''e''d /E/ | + | |
| − | ò -- As in d''o''g /O/ | + | |
These descriptions not exact to be honest. If you want exact values for the sounds, the letters inclosed in the slashes are X-SAMPA and correspond more correctly than the "as in X" descriptions. | These descriptions not exact to be honest. If you want exact values for the sounds, the letters inclosed in the slashes are X-SAMPA and correspond more correctly than the "as in X" descriptions. | ||
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==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
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Revision as of 23:46, 7 July 2005
Letilan is one of the languages of Letila. It is characterized by very long words and a love of suffixes.
OOC: Letilan is of a language category known as polysynthetic. It is influenced heavily by the Bantu languages of Africa as well as by Inuktitut.
Alphabet
- p -- As in spot /p/
- t -- As in step /t/
- k -- As in scar /k/
- b -- As in bed /b/
- d -- As in dog /d/
- g -- As in game /g/
- b' -- Implosive b /b_</
- d' -- Implosive d /d_</
- g' -- Implosive g /g_</
- mb -- Prenasalized b /m_b/
- nd -- Prenasalized d /n_d/
- ng -- Prenasalized g /N_g/
- mb' -- Prenasalized b' /m_b_</
- nd' -- Prenasalized d' /n_d_</
- ng' -- Prenasalized g' /N_g_</
- m -- As in me /m/
- n -- As in nice /n/
- l -- As in leaf /l/
- w -- As in wonder /w/
- y -- As in yellow /j/
- a -- As in father /a/
- i -- As in Misato /i/
- u -- As in flute /u/
- e -- As in café /e/
- o -- As in Misato /o/
- è -- As in bed /E/
- ò -- As in dog /O/
These descriptions not exact to be honest. If you want exact values for the sounds, the letters inclosed in the slashes are X-SAMPA and correspond more correctly than the "as in X" descriptions.
On implosives: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implosive
Prenasalized consonants just have a short nasal sound (m or n) that merges into them.
