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== Sound table ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Letter
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|[əʊ]
|[əʊ]
|}
|}
== Explanation for English speakers ==
===VOWELS===
{| class="wikitable"
|i
|as the 'e' in 'me'
|-
|e
|as the 'e' in 'bet'
|-
|a
|as the 'a' in 'afternoon'
|-
|u
|as the 'oo' in 'good'
|-
|o
|as the 'o' in 'hot'
|-
|ae
|as the 'igh' in 'sight'
|-
|ea
|as the 'ea' in 'clear'
|-
|oa
|as the 'oo' in 'door' or the 'oa' in 'boa'
|-
|ua
|as the 'ore' in 'shore'
|-
|ao
|as the 'ow' in 'town'
|-
|oe
|as the 'oy' in 'boy'
|-
|ei
|as the 'ay' in 'bay'
|}
===CONSONANTS===
{| class="wikitable"
|g
|as the ‘g’ in ‘gang’
|-
|ng
|as the ‘ng’ in ‘gang’
|-
|ch
|as the ‘ch’ in ‘chop’
|-
|j
|as the ‘j’ in ‘juice’
|-
|y
|as the ‘y’ in ‘you’
|-
|r
|as the ‘r’ in ‘red’, but with the tip of the tongue raised
|-
|p/b
|''These English consonants are often not distinguished in Bislama.''
|-
|t/d
|''These English consonants are often not distinguished in Bislama.''
|-
|k/g
|''These English consonants are often not distinguished in Bislama.''
|-
|mb
|''This consonant has no true English equivalent.'' Pronounced m+b (two sounds together)
|-
|nd
|''This consonant has no true English equivalent.'' Pronounced n+d (two sounds together)
|}
== Sources ==
https://www.melaniejewsonfoundation.com.au/learn-some-bislama/
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 26 March 2023

Sound table[edit | edit source]

Letter A a B b E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n Ng ng O o P p R r S s T t U u V v W w Y y
Name a bi e ef ge ets i je ke el em en eng o pi ar es ti u vi we ye
IPA [a] [b] [e/ɛ] [f] [g] [h] [i] [ʧ~dʒ] [k] [l] [m] [n] [ŋ] [o] [p] [ɾ] [s] [t] [u] [v] [w] [j]
Diphthong ae ao
IPA [aj] [əʊ]

Explanation for English speakers[edit | edit source]

VOWELS[edit | edit source]

i as the 'e' in 'me'
e as the 'e' in 'bet'
a as the 'a' in 'afternoon'
u as the 'oo' in 'good'
o as the 'o' in 'hot'
ae as the 'igh' in 'sight'
ea as the 'ea' in 'clear'
oa as the 'oo' in 'door' or the 'oa' in 'boa'
ua as the 'ore' in 'shore'
ao as the 'ow' in 'town'
oe as the 'oy' in 'boy'
ei as the 'ay' in 'bay'

CONSONANTS[edit | edit source]

g as the ‘g’ in ‘gang’
ng as the ‘ng’ in ‘gang’
ch as the ‘ch’ in ‘chop’
j as the ‘j’ in ‘juice’
y as the ‘y’ in ‘you’
r as the ‘r’ in ‘red’, but with the tip of the tongue raised
p/b These English consonants are often not distinguished in Bislama.
t/d These English consonants are often not distinguished in Bislama.
k/g These English consonants are often not distinguished in Bislama.
mb This consonant has no true English equivalent. Pronounced m+b (two sounds together)
nd This consonant has no true English equivalent. Pronounced n+d (two sounds together)

Sources[edit | edit source]

https://www.melaniejewsonfoundation.com.au/learn-some-bislama/

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