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20 Vowel Phonemes |
24 Consonant Phonemes |
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unrounded centralized half-close |
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pit |
voiceless bilabial stop |
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pit |
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unrounded front betw. half-open & half-close |
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pet |
voiced bilabial stop |
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bit |
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unrounded front betw. open & half-open |
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pat |
voiceless alveolar stop |
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time |
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rounded back open |
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pot |
voiced alveolar stop |
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door |
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unrounded centre of tongue just above open |
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luck |
voiceless velar stop |
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cat |
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rounded centralized half-close- |
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good |
voiced velar stop |
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get |
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unrounded central betw. half-open & half-close (schwa) |
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a go |
voiceless labio-dental fricative |
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fan |
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unrounded front close [long] |
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meat |
voiced labio-dental fricative |
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van |
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unrounded back open [long] |
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car |
voiceless dental fricative |
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th ink |
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rounded back betw. half-open & half-close [long] |
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door |
voiced dental fricative |
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th at |
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unrounded central [long] |
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girl |
voiceless alveolar fricative |
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send |
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closely rounded back just below close [long] |
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too |
voiced alveolar fricative |
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zip |
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closing diphthong |
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day |
voiced bilabial nasal stop |
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man |
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closing diphthong |
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sky |
voiced alveolar nasal stop |
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nice |
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closing diphthong |
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boy |
voiced velar nasal stop |
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ring |
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centring diphthong |
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beer |
voiced alveolar lateral |
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l eg |
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centring diphthong |
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bear |
voiced alveolar approximant |
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r at |
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centring diphthong |
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tour |
voiceless bilabial semi-vocalic |
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wet |
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closing diphthong |
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go |
glottal fricative |
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hat |
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closing diphthong |
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cow |
voiced palatal semi-vocalic |
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y et |
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voiceless post-alveolar fricative |
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shop |
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voiced post-alveolar fricative |
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leisure |
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voiceless post-alveolar affricate |
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chop |
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voiced post alveolar affricate |
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j ump |
