The usual way for representing vowels is:
phoneme | (SAMPA) | usual way | alternative |
---|---|---|---|
i | i | i | |
iː | i: | ey | i |
ju | ju | ew | iw |
e | e | e | |
ɛ | E | ee | e |
æj | {j | ay | |
a | a | a | |
ɔ | O | oo | o |
ɔw | Ow | aw | |
o | o | o | |
oj | oj | oy | |
u | u | u | |
uː | u: | ow | |
wi | wi | uy |
stressed vowels are long if following consonant is short. ey and ow are used mainly in unstressed positions or when followed by a consonant cluster
The usual way for representing consonants is:
phoneme | (SAMPA) | usual way | before front vowels |
---|---|---|---|
p | p | p | |
t | t | t | |
k | k | c | k |
m | m | m | |
n | n | n | |
ɲ | J | ny | |
ts | ts | z | |
dʒ | dZ | gy | g |
dʝ | dj\ | dj | |
tç | tC | cy | c |
β | B | b | |
v | v | v | |
f | f | f | |
ð | D | d | |
s | s | s | |
ʝ | j\ | y or j | |
ç | C | sy | |
ɣ | G | g | gh |
x | x | ch | |
h | h | h | |
l | l | l | |
r | r | r | |
kw | kw | qu | |
hw | hw | w |
long consonants in intervocalic positions are geminated (doubled).
y is preffered over j, except in some borrowings or when using y can be confusing.