Pronunciation

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Vowels

Pronounciation of vowel sounds referenced to Kelabit and Bahasa Malaysia (where available):

Kelabit Bahasa Malaysia
' Pa', i'it, doo', tu'uh ()
a alai anjing
aa aang ()
e temabu' bekas
ey tungey meja
i mikat ikan
ii iih ()
io ngerio ()
iu bariu, keniu ()
o ngalo orang
oo doo' orang
u uluh buku
uu puung ()

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ui apui ()

Consonants

Pronounciation of consonants are the same as in Bahasa Malaysia with the following additional sounds in Kelabit :

Kelabit
bp ebpa', ebpul, Debpur
dt edtah, edto
gk Gugkang, ngegkang, tegkang