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FULL NAVLIPI ALPHABET WITH WORD EXAMPLES
NAVLIPI in Alphabetical Order': As it would be Taught,‘with WORD EXAMPLES in common languages. (Only the most commonly used phones and phonemes are given. Examples of
RARE phones/phonemes are omitted.)
LEGEND• NAVLIPI transcription given in square brackets after each word example. • When non-English word examples are cited, definition is given, in parentheses and quotes.• Thus, e.g.: i English hit [hiₒ]. Irish gall [gaa], ( stranger ).“ ”
Vowels**, Fundamental
q English about [qbaauₒ]. i English hit [hiₒ]. English heat [hₒ]. u English pull [pₒul]. English pool [pₒl]. o Tamil (pazham) [paoam ], ( fruit ). “ ”
American English purchase [pₒqchₒƐs]. l American English able [Ɛbl]. Irish gall [gaa], ( stranger ). “ ” South African name Mbeki [MbƐkii] East African name Nkomo [Nkomo]
(**Vowels are defined as phones where breath is completely or almost completely unimpeded.)
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Vowels, Derivative
Ɛ English clay [klƐ]. ƐƐ French des [ₒƐƐ], (“of”). e English bet [beₒ].ee English fair [fee, feer].Ɔ English hat [hƆₒ]. ƆƆ English man [mƆƆn].y French tu [ₒy], ( you , singular). “ ”yy German ȕblich [yyblix], ( customary ). “ ”o/ French peu [po/], ( little ). “ ”o// French peur [po//], ( fear ). “ ”o Spanish doble [doblƐ], ( double ).“ ”oo English door [ₒoo, ₒoor]. English talk [ₒko]. English ball [bl].
Non-Vowels##, Glottal&&
: Arabic sa’ala [sa:ala], ( asked ). Hawaiian name, “ ” Hawai ’ I [Hawaai:i]h English hit [hiₒ].h.. Arabic hurub [h..urub], ( war ). “ ”
(##Non-vowels are defined as all phones that are not vowels. Thus, this includes, e.g., plosives, fricatives, semi-vowels , approximants, clicks and implosives.)“ ”(&&For articulation positions, see elsewhere in this website.)
Non-Vowels, Uvular
k.. Arabic qalb [k..alb], ( heart ).“ ”k..ho Arabic xilaaf [k..hoilƆf], ( against ). “ ”g.. Arabic ghaban [g..aban], ( bankruptcy ). “ ”n.. Japanese ban [baan..], ( turn ). “ ”x.. German doch [ₒox..], ( but yes ). “ ”.. Parisian French rouler [..ulƐ], (“to roll”).
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Non-Vowels, Velar
k English sky. [skaaƐ]k English kitten [kitn], Hindi/Urdu kholnaa ( to open ) [“ ” kolnaa]g English good [guₒ]ghₒ Hindi/Urdu ghanaa [ghₒanaa], ( deep, dense ).“ ” English king [kig]x Irish chaol [xeol], ( thin )“ ” . Faarsi gham [am], ( sadness ).“ ”
Non-Vowels, Retroflex
Hindi/Urdu toota [uuaa], ( broken ). “ ” Hindi/Urdu theek [iik], ( OK, all right ). “ ” Hindi/Urdu daak [aak], (“mail”). Hindi/Urdu dheela [iilaa], ( loose ). “ ” Hindi/Urdu ganatantra [gaatantra], ( democracy, people s rule ). “ ’ ” Hindi/Urdu irshya [iirjaa], ( jealousy ). “ ”. Hindi/Urdu kadak [ka.ak], ( hard, tough, stiff ). “ ”ho. Hind/Urdu padhnaa [paho.naa], ( to study ). “ ”. Panjabi lena [lƐ.aa], ( to take ). “ ”
Non-Vowels, Medio-Palatal
Turkish car [ar], ( advantage, profit )“ ” . Turkish jem [Ɛm], ( horse bit )“ ” . Irish ngiall [jaal], ( hostage )“ ” . Hungarian narancssarga [naranaargaa], ( orange color ). “ ”
Non-Vowels, Palatal
c Italian ciao [caao], ( bye ). “ ”chₒ Hindi/Urdu chhed [chₒƐd], hole .“ ” English joke [ouk]. Hindi/Urdu jhoola [uulaa], ( swing ).“ ” English inch [ic] English shoot [uuₒ]z English pleasure [pₒlezqr]j English yes [jes]
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Non-Vowels, Alveolar
ₒ English sty [sₒaaƐ] English tomorrow [umro]ₒ English day [ₒƐi]n English indeed [inₒiiₒ] Mandarin xie xie [iƐ iƐ], ( thank you ).“ ”
Non-Vowels, Dental
t Spanish, Italian, Hindi/Urdu tu [tuu], ( you , singular).“ ” Hindi/Urdu thaknaa [aknaa], ( to get tired ). “ ”d Spanish dar [daar], ( to give ); Hindi/Urdu “ ” denaa [dƐnaa], ( to give ). “ ” Hindi/Urdu dhonaa [onaa], ( to wash ). “ ”n Spanish andar [aandaar], ( to walk ); Hindi/Urdu “ ” andar [andar], ( inside, interior ). “ ”
Non-Vowels, Dental, Pharyngealized
Arabic kitab [kiƆb], ( book ). “ ” Arabic kidab [kiƆb], ( henna ). “ ”
Non-Vowels, Bilabial
p English spy [spₒaaƐ] English put [pₒuₒ], Hindi/Urdu phal ( fruit ) [“ ” al]b English bit [biₒ] Hindi/Urdu bhook [uuk], ( hunger ). “ ”m English met [meₒ]w English wet [weₒ]
Non-Vowels, Fricatives, Alveolar
s English sit [siₒ]z English zombie [zmbi]
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Non-Vowels, Fricatives, Labiodental
f English fat, fit [fƆₒ, fiₒ]v English vein [vƐin]
Non-Vowels, Centrals
(American) English purchase [pₒqchₒƐs]o Tamil pazham [paoam], ( fruit ). “ ”
r Spanish pero [pero], ( but ); Hindi/Urdu “ ” karo [karo], ( do! (command))“ ”rr Spanish perro [perro], ( (male) dog ). “ ”
Non-Vowels, Laterals
l English lit [liₒ] Tamil pallam [paam], ( hole ). “ ”
Most Common Post-Ops
ho Aspiration e.g. [p] (unaspirated) (as in Hindi/Urdu pal, an instant ) [“ ” pal]vs. [pho] (aspirated) (as in Hindi/Urdu phal, fruit ) [“ ” phoal]
h0 Fricatization e.g. [t] (dental plosive) (as in Spanish, Italian, Hindi/Urdu tu [tuu], you (singular) )“ ”vs. [th0] (dental or interdental fricative) (as in English thin) [th0in]
oo Unvoiced + Voiced e.g. [boo] (e.g. Mandarin bu also articulated pu [boou], no, not )“ ”n0 , m0 , ~ Nasalization as in Portuguese São [S ã or San0 or Sam0 ] ( saint )“ ”
. Flap/tap e.g. Hindi/Urdu doobnaa [uubnaa] ( to drown )“ ”vs. Hindi/Urdu [ka.ak] ( tough, hard, brittle )“ ”
.. Pharyngeal or uvular e.g. English sky [skaaƐ] vs. Arabic qalb [k..alb] ( heart )“ ”or faucal variant“ ”
z Click, ingressive e.g. English tsk tsk “ ” [t z t z ] (indication of disapproval or negativity);e.g. common sound to urge on horses, the giddyap click [l“ ” z l z l z ] (repeated).
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Most Common Phonemic Condensates Not Represented by Post-Ops
vw Can be articulated either as [v] or as [w], e.g. Hindi/Urdu van, wan [vwan], forest, wood“ ”xr Can be articulated either as trilled [rrr] or as uvular or velar fricative [x.] or [x] (whether
voiced or unvoiced e.g. Parisian French rien ( nothing ) [“ ” xrien0 or xrie ]. ~
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The FULL NAVLIPI ALPHABET: Alphabetical order of NAVLIPI for“ ” didactic (teaching) purposes
Given below is the full NAVLIPI script (alphabet) as it would be taught.
For a more detailed description, including word examples in major world languages, please see NAVLIPI Made Simple 1: For Beginners or the full NAVLIPI book, Vol. I.
In the representation below, which is NAVLIPI as it would be taught, e.g. to children in schools, the numbers in the left margin are added for convenience in referring to the glyphs (letters) of the alphabet. Thus, #15 is the letter r.
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