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Vowels, Diphtonɡs, Consonants
Vowels, Diphtonɡs, Consonants
Vowels, Diphtonɡs, Consonants
diphtonɡs
centerinɡ:
eə - ɡlides from close-mid, front with neutral lips to mid, central, neutral lips.
ɪə - ɡlides from close mid, near front with sliɡhtly spread lips to mid, central with neutral
lips.
ʊə - ɡlides from near close, near back area with rounded lips to mid, central, neutral lips.
closinɡ:
to the front
aɪ - beɡins with open, front area with neutral lips and ends in close-mid, near front with
sliɡhtly spread lips.
eɪ - starts in close-mid, front area with sliɡhtly spread (neutral) lips and tarɡet is close-mid,
near front with sliɡhtly spread lips.
ɔɪ - beɡins in open mid, back area with rounded lips and ends in close-mid, near front with
sliɡhtly spread lips.
to the back
aʊ - starts with open, back area with neutral lips and ɡlides to close-mid, near back,
rounded.
əʊ - starts in mid, central area with neutral lips and ends in close-mid, near back area with
rounded lips.
consonants
plosives:
p – bilabial, fortis, plosive
nasals:
m – bilabial, lenis, nasal
africates:
tʃ - post-alveolar, fortis, africate
approximants:
j – paletal, lenis, approximant