• Hepla (`hê.pla) = (no phonetic value)
• Bels (`bêls) b = (b) • Def (`dêf) d = (d) • Vun (`vun) v = (v) • Gûf (`gef) g = (g) • Jodh (`dzhodh) j = (dzh) • Leimt (`lêimpt) l = (l) • Muno (`mu.no) m = (m) • Rohei (`ro.hêi) r = (r) • Nekh (`nêkh) n = (n) • Zovi (`zo.vi) z = (z) • Winao (`wi.naû) w = (w) • Yetu (`jê.tu) y = (j) • Zhë (`zhê~) zh = (zh) • Jhiak (`zhiq.ak) jh = (zh) • Dhem (`dhêm) dh = (dh) • Posö (`po.sø) p = (p) • Teg (`têg) t = (t) • Foib (`fôib) f = (f) • Kelp (`kêlp) k = (k) • Cîm (`tshîm) c = (tsh) • Hoti (`ho.ti) h = (h) • Sovu (`so.vu) s = (s) • Whîpf (`whîpf) wh = (wh) • Thai (`thai) th = (th) • Shivei (`shi.vêi) sh = (sh) • Hso (`hso) hs = (hs) • Sfed (`sfêd) sf = (sf) • Fsup (`fsup) fs = (fs) • Spaij (`spaidzh) sp = (sp) • Psend (`psênd) ps = (ps) • Stink (`stin.ë<k) st = (st) • Tsufîl (`t[thu.fîl) ts = (t[th) • Skij (`skidzh) sk = (sk) • Xubîn (`ksu.bîn) x = (ks) • Smart (`smart) sm = (sm-, -s’) • Dzuvao (`d[dhu.vaû) dz = (d[dh) • Rhaob (`rhaûb) rh = (rh) • Khas (`khas) kh = (kh) • Ggedos (`ghê.dos) gg = (gh) • Pfine (`pfi.nê) pf = (pf) • Bvën (`bvê~n) bv = (bv) • Ngîl (`ngîl) ng = (ng) • Njos (`nzhos) nj = (nzh) • Abei (`a.bêi) a = (a) • Eidi (`êi.di) ei = (êi) • Ivo (`i.vo) i = (i) • Ogu (`o.gu) o = (o) • Ujoi (`u.dzhôi) u = (u) • Oilao (`ôiq.ô<l,laû) oi = (ôi) • Aomö (`aû.mø) ao = (aû) • Öra (`ørh.rha) ö = (ø) • Ãnte (`a~n.tê) ã = (a~, æ~, æ) • Eeis (`êq.êis) e = (ê) • Üdso (`ûdh.zo) ü = (û) • Îlfen (`îl.fên) î = (î) • Ûthi (`e.thi) û = (e) • Õmei (`o~.mêi) õ = (o~) • Ëndoi (`ê~n.dôi) ë = (ê~) • Weidîsu (`wêi.dî.su) w = (w) • Yeidîsu (`jêi.dî.su) y = (j) |
Phonemes |
Alphabet |
Consonants |
Bilabial |
Dental |
Libiodental |
Alveolar |
Postalveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Lateral Apporximant |
Stop |
Nasal |
Tap |
Fricative |
Apporximant |
p b |
m |
f v |
Glottal |
t[* d[* |
n[* |
t d |
n |
rh |
s z |
r |
l |
th dh |
sh zh |
hs |
j |
k g |
ng |
kh gh |
q* |
h |
The Norhasulao language has thirty-two consonants, and twenty vowels. |
*not found in the alphabet existent only in diphthongs or as separators.
Note: Consonants on the left are voiceless, the ones on the right voiced. |
Other Consonants |
• Voiceless labial-velar fricative wh
• Voiced labial-velar approximant w • Voiceless alveolar fricative ejective s’ |
Vowels |
Back |
Central |
Front |
Open |
Open-Mid |
Close-mid |
Close |
i y* |
ë* |
e |
ï* ü* |
î |
û |
u |
o |
ô** |
a |
æ |
ê ø |
ee** |
*not existent in the alphabet only used for separation and syllabics
**common as a primary pronunciation of “ë” in other dialects • Note1: vowels on the left are un-rounded; those on the right are rounded. • Note2: the vowels "y," "ë," "ï," and "ü" are always very short and are understood phonetically as such. The symbol “<” always follows each of these • Note: the vowels "ô" and "e" are sometimes very short and are represented phonetically like: "ô<" and "e<." |
Diacritics and Symbols Note: the following are found pretaining to pronuciation of words usually only in dictionaries Primary Stress: ` Secondary Stress: `` Hard Break: . Soft Break: , Nasalize: ~ Dentalize: [ Very Short: < |