Trâi
Introduction
Trâi is a Naengic language inspired by Khmer.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Stop | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | z /c/ | k /k/ | ' /ʔ/ | |
| implosive | b /ɓ/ | d /ɗ/ | |||||
| Fricative | w /v/ | s /s̠/ | ch [x] | h /h/ | |||
| Liquid | l /l/ | lj /ʎ/ | r /ʀ/ | ||||
| Approximant | [w] | j /j/ | |||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | /ɪ/ | /iː/ | /ɨ/ | /ɨː/ | /ʊ/ | /uː/ |
| Close-mid | /e/ | /eː/ | /ə/ | /əː/ | /o/ | /oː/ |
| Open-mid | /ɛː/ | /ɔː/ | ||||
| Open | /a/ | /aː/ | /ɑ/ | /ɑː/ | ||