Norhasul to English
Dictionary Pronunciations
The Pronuncation guide is in X-SAMPA; it can further be explained here.
Consonants
p-
pound
b-
bat
m-
make
f-
for
v- fi
ve
t-
tale
d-
do
n-
no
t_d- (the
t sound made with the tip of the toung and teeth)
d_d- (the
d sound made with the tip of the toung and teeth)
n_d- (the n sound made with the tip of the toung and tee
th)
T-
three
D-
the
4- (best equivilient would be the British flipped
r)
s-
so
z-
zoo
r\-
rake
l-
lake
S-
shut
Z- deci
sion
C- the intial sound found in
human (called a voiceless palatal fricative)
j-
yes
k-
can
g-
go
N- ri
ng
x- lo
ch (Scottish pronunciation)
G- Voiced version of the Scottish pronunciation of
ch in loch
?
- glottal stop, a noticable break in the airstream during speach
h- home
tS-
choke
dZ-
jump
w-
will
W-voiceless version of
w (actually a voiceless labial-velar fricative)
s_>- involves motion of the larynx upward during pronunciation of
s
ndZ- ora
nge
t_dT- an affricate combining a dental
t (t_d) and th as in three (T)
d_dD- an affricate combining a dental
d (d_d) and th as in the (D)

Other symbols
Primary Stress: "
Secondary Stress: '
Hard Break: .
Soft Break: -\
Nasalize: ~
Dentalize: _d
Very Short: _X
Rhotacization: `
See Phonology for vowels
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