Phonology
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Consonants
Ro Senfui has 16 consonant sounds.
Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Im)plosive | b (p) ɓ (b) | d (t) ɗ (d) | k ɠ (g) | |||||||||||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ (ng) | |||||||||||||
Trill | ʀ (r) | |||||||||||||||
Fricative | f | ð (th) | ɕ (s) | x (h) | ||||||||||||
Affricate | t͡ɕ (c) d͡ʑ (j) | |||||||||||||||
Approximant | j (y) | w | ||||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||
Vowels
Ro Senfui has 8 vowels sounds.
Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ɯ (ū) | |
Close-mid | e | ɵ (o) | o (ō) |
Open-mid | ʌ (u) | ||
Near-open | æ (a) | ||
Open | ä (ā) |
Tone
Ro Senfui has 3 tones, as well as phonemic breathy voice. Though, breathy voice is perceived as a tone.
1st tone: Mid ˧
2nd tone: Low Rising ˨˦
3rd tone: High Falling(-Rising) ˦˨ or ˦˨˧
4th tone/Breathy voice: a̤, e̤, i̤, etc. (often perceived as Mid Falling ˧˨ or Low ˨)