Sounds
The 16 consonants of Zuni in orthography (with IPA phonetic symbol when different from orthography):
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Bilabial Dental/Alveolar Post-
alveolarPalatal Velar Glottal central lateral plain labial Plosive p t k, ky /k/ kw /kʷ/ ’ /ʔ/ Affricate ts ch /tʃ/ Fricative s ł /ɬ/ sh /ʃ/ h Nasal m n Approximant l y /j/ w
Zuni vowels:
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Front back High i u Mid e o Low a
Zuni syllables have the following specification:
- C(C)V(ː)(C)(C)
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