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== Lexicon ==

Pronouns-
Pronouns-


Common Words-
Common Words-


Other Wordss-
Other Wordss-


Koetoe
Koetoe

== Phonology ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonants
!
!
!Labial
!Alveolar
!Post-alveolar
!Palatal
!Velar
!Uvular
!Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" |Nasal
|m
|n
|
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
!voiceless
|p
|t
|tʃ
|
|k
|
|
|-
!voiced
|b
|d<ref>/d/ is devoiced at the ends of words as /t/.</ref>
|
|
|g<ref>/g/, not present in Continental Dutch, exists in Amerikaens due to the influence of English and French.</ref>
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
!voiceless
|f
|s
|
|
|χ<ref>Merger of /ɣ/ and /x/. Before /j/, it can be fronted to /ç/.</ref>
|h
|-
!voiced<ref>Voiced fricatives are generally devoiced by the majority of Amerikaens speakers.</ref>
|(v)
|(z)
|(ʒ)
|
|
|
|(ɦ)
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
|w<ref>Due to influence from French and English, the original Dutch /ʋ/ came to be realised as /w/.</ref>
|l
|
|j
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Rhotic
|
| colspan="5" |r<ref>[ʁ] and [ɾ] are common allophones among some speakers.</ref>
|}

Revision as of 14:53, 3 November 2022

Lexicon

Pronouns- Common Words- Other Wordss-

Koetoe

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d[1] g[2]
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ χ[3] h
voiced[4] (v) (z) (ʒ) (ɦ)
Approximant w[5] l j
Rhotic r[6]
  1. /d/ is devoiced at the ends of words as /t/.
  2. /g/, not present in Continental Dutch, exists in Amerikaens due to the influence of English and French.
  3. Merger of /ɣ/ and /x/. Before /j/, it can be fronted to /ç/.
  4. Voiced fricatives are generally devoiced by the majority of Amerikaens speakers.
  5. Due to influence from French and English, the original Dutch /ʋ/ came to be realised as /w/.
  6. [ʁ] and [ɾ] are common allophones among some speakers.