The Neholek Phonology [ðiː ne.k͡xo'lɛk fəˈnɒ.lə.dʒi]
Vowels :
Neholek has 4 vocal phonemes (plus 4 allophones).
Consonants :
Neholek has 13 consonants (plus 3 allophones).
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palato-Alveolar | Retroflex | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Stop | p b | ʈ ɖ | k | |||
| Fricative | θ ð | s | ʃ ʒ | x ɣ | ||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Orthography-phonology matching :
| IPA | Neholek | Equivalence in english / spanish |
|---|---|---|
| /ɑ/ | a | Like : bar |
| /ɛ/ | e | Like : tell |
| /i/ | i | Like : feel |
| /ɔ/ | o | Like : caught |
| /ɑɪ/ | ae | Like : by |
| [e] | e (after n but not before a nasale, and at the beginning before a velar fricative) | Like : play |
| [ɪ] | i (after a vowel, after c, or at the end of the word) | Like : fit |
| [o] | o (between c/d/m/s/t and s) | Like : dorm |
| [ə] | o (before a stop) | Like : atom |
| /p/ | p | Like : pass |
| /b/ | b | Like : bus |
| /ɖ / | d | Like : dive (with the tongue tip against the palate) |
| /ʈ / | t | Like : tip (with the tongue tip against the palate) |
| /k/ | k | Like : cake |
| /x/ | h | Like : jota |
| /ʃ/ | c | Like : ship |
| /ʒ/ | z | Like : pleasure |
| /n/ | n | Like : nuke |
| /m/ | m | Like : main |
| /s/ | s | Like : salt |
| /l/ | l | Like : law |
| /θ/ | ps | Like : think |
| [ɣ] | y (x between o/e and another vowel, except in neho) | Like : amigo |
| [ð] | b (before a vowel, except at the initial position) | Like : the |
| [ŋ] | n (before k) | Like : king |