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==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluan_language#Phonology Tuvaluan Alphabet and Pronunciation] | |||
The sound system of Tuvaluan consists of five vowels (/i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, /u/). All vowels come in short and long forms, which are contrastive. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Vowels | |||
! rowspan="2" | | |||
! colspan="2" |Short vowel | |||
! colspan="2" |Long vowel | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Front vowel | |||
!Back vowel | |||
!Front | |||
!Back | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Close vowel|Close | |||
|i | |||
|u | |||
|i | |||
|u | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Mid vowel | |||
|e | |||
|o | |||
|e | |||
|o | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Open vowel|Open | |||
| colspan="2" |a | |||
| colspan="2" |a | |||
|} | |||
There are no diphthongs so every vowel is sounded separately. Example: ''taeao'' ‘tomorrow’ is pronounced as four separate syllables (ta-e-a-o). | |||
=== Consonants === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Consonants | |||
! | |||
!Labial consonant | |||
!Alveolar consonant | |||
!Velar consonant | |||
!Glottal consonant | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Nasal consonant | |||
|m | |||
|n | |||
|ŋ | |||
| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Stop consonant|Plosive | |||
|p | |||
|t | |||
|k | |||
| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Fricative consonant|Fricative | |||
|f v | |||
|s | |||
| | |||
|(h) | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Lateral consonant|Lateral | |||
| | |||
|l | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
/h/ is used only in limited circumstances in the Nukulaelae dialect. | |||
The sound system of Tuvaluan consists of 10 or 11 consonants (/p/, /t/, /k/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /f/, /v/, /s/, /h/, /l/), depending on the dialect. All consonants also come in short and long forms, which are contrastive. | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||