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Help on Kapingamarangi phonetics

Kapingamarangi Letters	Phonetic Symbol	Phonetic Description	Kapingamarangi Example
Consonants
b	b	voiced bilabial stop	listenloadingplaying	bedi
b	bʰ	aspirated labial voiced stop	listenloadingplaying	babaa wae
d	d	dental voiced stop	listenloadingplaying	dolomen
ɖ	dʰ	aspirated dental voiced stop	listenloadingplaying	dahi
d	t	dental voiceless stop	listenloadingplaying	bedi
t	tʰ	voiceless retroflex plosive	listenloadingplaying	athili
g	g	velar voiced stop	listenloadingplaying	gobai
g	k	velar voiceless stop	listenloadingplaying	aga
k	kʰ	aspirated velar voiceless stop	listenloadingplaying	akai
h	h	voiceless glottal fricative	listenloadingplaying	ahi
l	l	dental lateral approximant	listenloadingplaying	lima
m	m	bilabial nasal	listenloadingplaying	madua
n	n	dental nasal	listenloadingplaying	danghi
ng	ŋ	velar nasal	listenloadingplaying	ngaahulu
b	p	labial voiceless stop	listenloadingplaying	bakau
p	pʰ	aspirated labial voiceless stop	listenloadingplaying	mada pua
s	s	voiceless alveolar fricative	listenloadingplaying	halasee
w	w	labial voiced semivowel	listenloadingplaying	uwa
Vowels
aa	a (ɑ)	long low-central unrounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	paan
a	ă	extra-short low-central unrounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	made
ee	e	long mid-front unrounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	deegida
e	ĕ	extra-short mid-front unrounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	tenetene
a	ə	mid-central unrounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	magila
ii	i	long high-front vowel	listenloadingplaying	iiwhi
i	ĭ	extra-short high-front vowel	listenloadingplaying	dahi
oo	o	long mid-back rounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	goobai
o	ŏ	extra-short mid-back rounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	ono
uu	u	long-high-back rounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	kairuu
u	ŭ	extra-short high-back rounded vowel	listenloadingplaying	gudu
long consonants	attested in Kapingamarangi Lexicon, Lieber 1974.
mm	m	long labial nasal	listenloadingplaying	mmoo
ww	w	long-labial voiced semivowel	listenloadingplaying	wwouwwou
hh	h	long glottal fricative
ll	l	long dental lateral
nng	ng	long velar nasal
nn	n	long dental nasal

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