In this publication, we will consider what speech sound is and what types there are. We also give tables with the sounds of the language, broken down into: voiced and deaf, hard and soft, paired and unpaired.
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Definition of sound
Speech sound is what we hear and say.
Sounds are used for verbal communication and are:
- vowels – they can be sung (in any key). In this case, the air coming out of the mouth will not encounter obstacles in its path.
- consonants – they cannot be sung.
Tables of sounds of the language
Vowel sounds: [a], [i], [o], [y], [s] and [e].
Voiced and voiceless consonants
| Paired | Unpaired | ||
| Voiced | Deaf | Voiced | Deaf |
| [b], [b’] | [p], [p’] | [and’] | [x], [x’] |
| [in], [in’] | [f], [f’] | [l], [l’] | [c] |
| [g], [g’] | [k], [k’] | [mm’] | [ch’] |
| [d], [d’] | [t], [t’] | [n], [n’] | [sh’] |
| [f] | [w] | [p], [p’] | |
| [z], [z’] | [c], [c’] |
Hard and soft consonants
| Paired | Unpaired | ||
| Solid | Soft | Solid | Soft |
| [b] | [b] | [f] | [and’] |
| [in] | [in’] | [c] | [ch’] |
| [g] | [G’] | [w] | [sh’] |
| [d] | [d’] | ||
| [h] | [with’] | ||
| [to] | [to’] | ||
| [l] | [l’] | ||
| [m] | [m’] | ||
| [n] | [n’] | ||
| [P] | [p’] | ||
| [R] | [r’] | ||
| [from] | [with’] | ||
| [t] | [t’] | ||
| [f] | [f’] | ||
| [NS] | [x’] |
Thus, there are 42 sounds in : 6 vowels and 36 consonants.