Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | c | kg | q | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ç | x | · | h | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | w | · | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | eø | · | · |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | œ | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
A (V) B (C) C (C) D (C) E (V) F (C) G (C) H (C) I (V) J (C) K (C) L (C) M (C) N (C) O (V) P (C) Q (C) R (C) S (C) T (C) U (V) V (C) W (C/V) X (C) Y (C/V) Z (C) Â (V) Ê (V) Ô (V) Û (V) Ŷ (V)In Vwoytic, sounds are special! The basic vowels a, e, i, o, u sound exactly as in English. The circumflex vowels â, ê, ô, û, ŷ are unique! Â sounds like the 'a' in the English word cat or fan. Ê sounds like the 'a' in English word about. Ô sounds like the 'o' in the English word boat or note. Û sounds like the french 'u'(Lips shaped like oo but you make an ee sound). Ŷ sounds like the English w in water or weather