Intro to Mujai -- phonology

Mujai has three vowels, /a/, /i/, and /u/.  The following diphthongs exist
in Mujai:

/au/, sounding the /ow/ in "cow."
/ai/, as the /ai/ in "aisle."
/iu/, as in "you."
/ia/, much like the /ea/ in "ear" in some dialects.
/ua/
/ui/, as in "gooey."

Mujai has the following consonants:

Stops     "Pukai" -- "Hard"
p
b
t
d
k
g

Sibilants    "Fas" -- "Hiss"
s
z
f
v

Nasals    "Ngur" -- "Nose"
m
n
ng     As the /ng/ in "sing," never as the /ng/ in "finger."


Liquids    "Fatuxic" -- "Orphan (from Fatu-xic "behind throw")
l
r
y
w
h

j    As in English.
c    As the /ch/ in "church."
x    As the /sh/ in "ship."
zz    As the /z/ in azure.

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