Pronunciation
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Vowels
Pronounciation of vowel sounds referenced to Kelabit and Bahasa Malaysia (where available):
Kelabit | Bahasa Malaysia | Phonetics (IPA) Chart | |
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' | Pa', i'it, doo', tu'uh | () | [ ʔ ] |
a | alai | anjing | [ ɐ ] |
aa | aang | () | [ ɐː ] |
e | temabu' | bekas | [ ə ] |
ey | tungey | meja | [ ɛ ] |
i | mikat | ikan | [ iː ] |
ii | iih | () | [ iː ] |
io | ngerio | () | [ iᵒ ] |
iu | bariu, keniu | () | [ iᵘ ] |
o | ngalo | orang | [ ɔ ] |
oo | doo' | () | [ ɔː ] |
u | uluh | buku | [ u ] |
uu | puung | () | [ uː ] |
ui | apui | () | [ uⁱ ] |
Consonants
Pronounciation of consonants are the same as in Bahasa Malaysia with the following additional sounds in Kelabit :
Kelabit | |
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bp | ebpa', ebpul, Debpur |
dt | edteh, edto |
gk | Gugkang, ngegkang, tegkang |