VOWELS
The vowel system comprises 8 phonemes (``~ '' means nasalisation):
SYMBOL | WORD | TRANSCRIPTION | |
i | PIT | pit | |
I | typ | tIp | |
e | test | test | |
a | pat | pat | |
o | pot | pot | |
u | puk | puk | |
e~ | gęś | ge~ s' | |
o~ | wąs | vo~ s |
CONSONANTS
The consonant system comprises 29 phonemes (' means palatalisation):
SYMBOL WORD TRANSCRIPTION
p pik pik
b bit bit
t test test
d dym dIm
k kit kit
g gen gen
f fan fan
v wilk vilk
s syk sIk
z zbir zbir
S szyk SIk
Z żyto ZIto
s' świt s'vit
z' źle z'le
x hymn xImn
ts cyk tsIk
dz dzwon dzvon
tS czyn tSIn
dZ dżem dZem
ts' ćma ts'ma
dz' dźwig dz'vik
m mysz mIS
n nasz naS
n' koń kon'
N pęk peNk
l luk luk
r ryk rIk
w yk wIk
j jak jak