Pronunciation

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Vowels

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

Kelabit Bahasa Malaysia Phonetics (IPA)
' 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 [ ]
ii iih () [ ]
io ngerio () [ iᵒ ]
iu bariu, keniu () [ iᵘ ]
o ngalo orang [ ɔ ]
oo doo' () [ ɔː ]
u uluh buku [ u ]
uu puung () [ ]
ui apui () [ uⁱ ]

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