Caine orthography: Difference between revisions

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! colspan=4 | Consonants
! colspan=4 | Consonants
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! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
! Caine orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
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| b || [[w:Voiced bilabial plosive|b]] || [[Contionary:bemeh#Bemé|'''b'''emeh]] || '''b'''ow
| b || [[w:Voiced bilabial plosive|b]] || [[Contionary:bemeh#Bemé|'''b'''emeh]] || '''b'''ow
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! colspan=4 | Vowels
! colspan=4 | Vowels
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! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
! Caine orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
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| a || [[w:Open central unrounded vowel|a]] || [[Contionary:jamis#Bemé|j'''a'''mis]] || tr'''a'''p
| a || [[w:Open central unrounded vowel|a]] || [[Contionary:jamis#Bemé|j'''a'''mis]] || tr'''a'''p
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! colspan=4 | Diphthongs
! colspan=4 | Diphthongs
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! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
! Caine orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
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| ey || ei̯ || [[Contionary:skey#Bemé|sk'''ey''']] || m'''ay'''
| ey || ei̯ || [[Contionary:skey#Bemé|sk'''ey''']] || m'''ay'''
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* The realisation may be aspirated [[w:Retroflex consonant|retroflex]] /ʈʰ/, and similarly [[w:Voiceless retroflex affricate|affricated]] to /ʈʂ ʈʂʰ/.
* The realisation may be aspirated [[w:Retroflex consonant|retroflex]] /ʈʰ/, and similarly [[w:Voiceless retroflex affricate|affricated]] to /ʈʂ ʈʂʰ/.
The pronunciation of ⟨gr⟩ is less variable; there still exists a distinction between /gr~dʒr/ and /dr/, though /dr/ is extremely rare and only exists in certain words, such as '''''gr'''ag'' "stop (v.)" and '''''dr'''ag'' "drag queen".
The pronunciation of ⟨gr⟩ is less variable; there still exists a distinction between /gr~dʒr/ and /dr/, though /dr/ is extremely rare and only exists in certain words, such as '''''gr'''ag'' "stop (v.)" and '''''dr'''ag'' "drag queen".
==Legacy & criticism==
==Legacy & criticism==
[[Category:Bemé]]
[[Category:Bemé]]