Phonology
Based on Basque and Tamil.
Consonants
Nalupitipulan consonants
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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| Nasal
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m /m/
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nh /n̪/
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n /n/
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rn /ɳ/
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ny /ɲ/
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ng /ŋ/
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| Plosive
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p /p/
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th /t̪/
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t /t/
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rt /ʈ/
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ty /c/
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k /k/
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| Fricative
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z /s̻/
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s /s̺/
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x /ʃ/
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| Affricate
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tz /ts̻/
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ts /ts̺/
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tx /tʃ/
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| Trill
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rr /r/
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rd /ɽ/
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| Approximant
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central
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w /w/
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r /ɹ~ɻ/
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y /y/
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| lateral
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lh /l̪/
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l /l/
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rl /ɭ/
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ly /ʎ/
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Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| short
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long
|
short
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long
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short
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long
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| Close
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i /i/
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ii /iː/
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u /u/
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uu /uː/
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| Mid
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e /e/
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ee /eː/
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o /o/
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oo /oː/
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| Open
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a /a/
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aa /aː/
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