Caine orthography: Difference between revisions
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! colspan=4 | Consonants | ! colspan=4 | Consonants | ||
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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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| 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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| 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]] | ||