Talk:Amerikaens
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Pronouns-
Common Words-
Other Wordss-
Koetoe
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Post-alveolar
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Dorsal
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Glottal
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Nasal
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m
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n
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ŋ
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Plosive
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voiceless
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p
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t
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tʃ
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k
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voiced
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b
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d[1]
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g[2]
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Fricative
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voiceless
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f
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s
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ʃ
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χ[3]
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h
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voiced[4]
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v
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z
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ʒ
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ɦ
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Approximant
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w[5]
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l
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j
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Rhotic
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r[6]
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- ↑ /d/ is devoiced at the ends of words as /t/.
- ↑ /g/ is an allophone of [χ] and is also used in loanwords.
- ↑ Merger of /ɣ/ and /x/. Before /j/, it can be fronted to /ç/.
- ↑ Voiced fricatives are generally devoiced by the majority of Amerikaens speakers.
- ↑ Due to influence from French and English, the original Dutch /ʋ/ came to be realised as /w/.
- ↑ [ʁ] and [ɾ] are allophones.
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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unrounded
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rounded
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unrounded
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rounded
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short
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long
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short
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long
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short
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long
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Close
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i
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i:
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y:
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u:
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Close-mid
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eː
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o:
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Mid
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ɛ
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ə
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œ
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œ:
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ɔ
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ɔ:
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Near-open
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æ
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æ:
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Open
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(a)
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ʌ
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ɑ
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ɑ:
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Diphthongs
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ɑi æi ɑu ɛu œu ɔu ɔi
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Graphemes of vowels
Grapheme
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IPA
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checked
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free
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a
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/ɑ/, /ʌ/
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/ɑ:/
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ae
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/ɑ/
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e
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/ɛ/, /ə/
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/eː/, /ə/
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o
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/ɔ/, /ʌ/
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/o:/
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ö
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/o:/
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ai, aei
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/ɑi/, /æi/
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au(x), eau(x)
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/o:/
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auw
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/ɔu/
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ie
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/i/, /ə/
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/i:/
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î
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/e:/
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îuw, ieuw
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/e:u/, /iu/
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ey
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/ɛi/
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eu
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/œ:/
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oi
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/ɔi/
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ou. ouw
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/ɔu/
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ÿ
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/ɑi/, /æi/
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ü
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/u:/
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uy, üy
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/œu/, /ɛu/
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ue
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/y:/
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uw
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/yu/
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Old Orthography Reference
Dutch
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aa
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d
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ee
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ei
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f
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ij
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k
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l
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m
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oo
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oe
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ui
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uu
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Amerikaens
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ae
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dt[1]
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î
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ey
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v[2]
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ÿ
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ck
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ll[3]
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mm[4]
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ö
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ü
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uy
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ue
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