The BG Language Creation Guide

Felese #5 {f} and {f'}

{f} and {f'} are allophones of the same phoneme; they are in complementary distribution. {f'} occurs before {a} and {f} occurs elsewhere."

Felese Data

{f'} denotes an ejective consonant: that is, one made longer and with more energy than a standard consonant.

{wi} litterbox
{mwaw} milk
{ra} yarn
{mi} beautiful
{f'aw} dog
{mao} queen
{fof'a} sofa
{ai} bird
{fyaw} bath (in the tub)
{myaou} I'm going outside now
{mwai} sleeping bird
{mwra} string cheese
{fi} ugly
{wimao} a terrible insult
{frao} moth
{myaw} tongue bath
{f'ari} shredded paper

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Updated 7/25/2008