| Consonants
|
| IPA
|
Example
|
nearest English equivalent
|
| b
|
fotebal
|
bark
|
| d
|
Lod'oka
|
done
|
| f
|
fotebal
|
fun
|
| h
|
Hal'eka
|
heart
|
| k
|
Ule'eka
|
capture
kick
|
| l
|
Polek'o
|
light
|
| m
|
Manasa
|
more
|
| n
|
Name'o
|
not
|
| p
|
pamen'a
|
puppy
|
| ʳ
|
re'Karātōl'ī
|
Sounds like better
|
| r
|
remasa
|
Sounds like Italian Roma
|
| s
|
Sar'aka
|
pass
|
| t
|
remata
|
type
|
| ɯ
|
War'eka
|
with
|
| ʔ
|
Novi'isida
|
uh-oh
|
| Stress
|
| IPA
|
Example
|
Note
|
| ˈ
|
Ule'eka
|
primary stress follows
|
| ˌ
|
Karātōl'ī
|
secondary stress follows
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
| ɑ
|
Manasa
|
father
|
| ɘ
|
re'
|
late
|
| ə
|
Hawai'i
|
sofa
|
| ɛ
|
En'eka
|
bed
|
| i
|
re'Ka'eki
|
peel
|
| oː
|
Cona
|
loan without the w sound
|
| uː
|
Nu'eka
|
moon
|
|
