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*Afrikaans has 22 consonants, 20 vowels, and 9 diphthongs.
*Q, X, and Z are rarely used.
*The alphabet includes diacritics such as ê
*Most vowels have long and short varieties.
==Letters and IPA==
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==Diphthong==
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==Common Errors in Phonology==
*The /th/ sound as in ‘this’ is hard to pronounce and many times is substituted with /dis/ or /f/. ex. ‘with’-wiff & ‘thought’- fought.
*Consonant diagraphs like /ch/ are difficult to pronounce. ex. chicken.
*/v, d, w/ may sound like /f, t, v/ ex. (paid-pait)
*Over emphasis of /r/ occurs due to rolling of the letter in L1.
===Sources===
*Sajavaara, 1983
*Donaldson, 1993
http://www.ritell.org/resources/documents/language%20project/afrikaans.pdf
==Video: how to pronounce==
<youtube>83_XbpAVOGo</youtube>
<youtube>83_XbpAVOGo</youtube>
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Revision as of 12:16, 18 September 2021

  • Afrikaans has 22 consonants, 20 vowels, and 9 diphthongs.
  • Q, X, and Z are rarely used.
  • The alphabet includes diacritics such as ê
  • Most vowels have long and short varieties.


Letters and IPA

Letter A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
Name aa bee see dee ee ef gee haa ie jee kaa el em en oo pee kuu er es tee uu vee wee ex y set
IPA ɐ/ɑː b/p s/k d/t ɛ/æː/ə f χ/g/ç ɦ ə/i j k l m ŋ/n ɔ p kw r/ɾ s t/d œ f w/v ks əi z

Diphthong

Diphthong aa ai ee eeu ei/ey eu îe ieu ieë ieu ôe oe oeë oei oi/oy oo ooi ou ow ûe ui uu uy
IPA ɑː ɐi eə iːu əi eø əːə i iː iu ɔː u uː uiː ɔi oə oːi œu ou œː œi y œy

Common Errors in Phonology

  • The /th/ sound as in ‘this’ is hard to pronounce and many times is substituted with /dis/ or /f/. ex. ‘with’-wiff & ‘thought’- fought.
  • Consonant diagraphs like /ch/ are difficult to pronounce. ex. chicken.
  • /v, d, w/ may sound like /f, t, v/ ex. (paid-pait)
  • Over emphasis of /r/ occurs due to rolling of the letter in L1.


Sources

  • Sajavaara, 1983
  • Donaldson, 1993

http://www.ritell.org/resources/documents/language%20project/afrikaans.pdf

Video: how to pronounce

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