User:AztecWarrior28/Zulu Syllables
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Below these are tables of Zulu syllables. Not every combination is possible in Zulu.
Plain syllables
[edit]-a | -e | -i | -o | -u | |
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Ø- | a [a] |
e [e] |
i [i] |
o [o] |
u [u] |
p- | pa [pa] |
pe [pe] |
pi [pi] |
po [po] |
pu [pu] |
ph- | pha [pʰa] |
phe [pʰe] |
phi [pʰi] |
pho [pʰo] |
phu [pʰu] |
b- | ba [ɓa] |
be [ɓe] |
bi [ɓi] |
bo [ɓo] |
bu [ɓu] |
bh- | bha [ba̤] |
bhe [be̤] |
bhi [bi̤] |
bho [bo̤] |
bhu [bṳ] |
t- | ta [ta] |
te [te] |
ti [ti] |
to [to] |
tu [tu] |
th- | tha [tʰa] |
the [tʰe] |
thi [tʰi] |
tho [tʰo] |
thu [tʰu] |
d- | da [da̤] |
de [de̤] |
di [di̤] |
do [do̤] |
du [dṳ] |
k- | ka [ka~ɠa] |
ke [ke~ɠe] |
ki [ki~ɠi] |
ko [ko~ɠo] |
ku [ku~ɠu] |
kh- | kha [kʰa] |
khe [kʰe] |
khi [kʰi] |
kho [kʰo] |
khu [kʰu] |
g- | ga [ɡa̤] |
ge [ɡe̤] |
gi [ɡi̤] |
go [ɡo̤] |
gu [ɡṳ] |
ts- | tsa [tsa] |
tse [tse] |
tsi [tsi] |
tso [tso] |
tsu [tsu] |
tsh- | tsha [tʃa] |
tshe [tʃe] |
tshi [tʃi] |
tsho [tʃo] |
tshu [tʃu] |
j- | ja [dʒa̤] |
je [dʒe̤] |
ji [dʒi̤] |
jo [dʒo̤] |
ju [dʒṳ] |
kl- | kla [kʟ̝̊a] |
kle [kʟ̝̊e] |
kli [kʟ̝̊i] |
klo [kʟ̝̊o] |
klu [kʟ̝̊u] |
f- | fa [fa] |
fe [fe] |
fi [fi] |
fo [fo] |
fu [fu] |
v- | va [va̤] |
ve [ve̤] |
vi [vi̤] |
vo [vo̤] |
vu [vṳ] |
s- | sa [sa] |
se [se] |
si [si] |
so [so] |
su [su] |
z- | za [za̤] |
ze [ze̤] |
zi [zi̤] |
zo [zo̤] |
zu [zṳ] |
hl- | hla [ɬa] |
hle [ɬe] |
hli [ɬi] |
hlo [ɬo] |
hlu [ɬu] |
dl- | dla [ɮa̤] |
dle [ɮe̤] |
dli [ɮi̤] |
dlo [ɮo̤] |
dlu [ɮṳ] |
sh- | sha [ʃa] |
she [ʃe] |
shi [ʃi] |
sho [ʃo] |
shu [ʃu] |
h- | ha [ha] |
he [he] |
hi [hi] |
ho [ho] |
hu [hu] |
hh- | hha [ɦa̤] |
hhe [ɦe̤] |
hhi [ɦi̤] |
hho [ɦo̤] |
hhu [ɦṳ] |
m- | ma [ma] |
me [me] |
mi [mi] |
mo [mo] |
mu [mu] |
m̤- | m̤a [ma̤] |
m̤e [me̤] |
m̤i [mi̤] |
m̤o [mo̤] |
m̤u [mṳ] |
n- | na [na] |
ne [ne] |
ni [ni] |
no [no] |
nu [nu] |
n̤- | n̤a [na̤] |
n̤e [ne̤] |
n̤i [ni̤] |
n̤o [no̤] |
n̤u [nṳ] |
ny- | nya [ɲa] |
nye [ɲe] |
nyi [ɲi] |
nyo [ɲo] |
nyu [ɲu] |
l- | la [la] |
le [le] |
li [li] |
lo [lo] |
lu [lu] |
y- | ya [ja] |
ye [je] |
yi [ji] |
yo [jo] |
yu [ju] |
y̤- | y̤a [ja̤] |
y̤e [je̤] |
y̤i [ji̤] |
y̤o [jo̤] |
y̤u [jṳ] |
w- | wa [wa] |
we [we] |
wi [wi] |
wo [wo] |
wu [wu] |
w̤- | w̤a [wa̤] |
w̤e [we̤] |
w̤i [wi̤] |
w̤o [wo̤] |
w̤u [wṳ] |
c- | ca [kǀa] |
ce [kǀe] |
ci [kǀi] |
co [kǀo] |
cu [kǀu] |
x- | xa [kǁa] |
xe [kǁe] |
xi [kǁi] |
xo [kǁo] |
xu [kǁu] |
q- | qa [kǃa] |
qe [kǃe] |
qi [kǃi] |
qo [kǃo] |
qu [kǃu] |
ch- | cha [kǀʰa] |
che [kǀʰe] |
chi [kǀʰi] |
cho [kǀʰo] |
chu [kǀʰu] |
xh- | xha [kǁʰa] |
xhe [kǁʰe] |
xhi [kǁʰi] |
xho [kǁʰo] |
xhu [kǁʰu] |
qh- | qha [kǃʰa] |
qhe [kǃʰe] |
qhi [kǃʰi] |
qho [kǃʰo] |
qhu [kǃʰu] |
gc- | gca [ɡǀa̤] |
gce [ɡǀe̤] |
gci [ɡǀi̤] |
gco [ɡǀo̤] |
gcu [ɡǀṳ] |
gx- | gxa [ɡǁa̤] |
gxe [ɡǁe̤] |
gxi [ɡǁi̤] |
gxo [ɡǁo̤] |
gxu [ɡǁṳ] |
gq- | gqa [ɡǃa̤] |
gqe [ɡǃe̤] |
gqi [ɡǃi̤] |
gqo [ɡǃo̤] |
gqu [ɡǃṳ] |
nc- | nca [ŋǀa] |
nce [ŋǀe] |
nci [ŋǀi] |
nco [ŋǀo] |
ncu [ŋǀu] |
nx- | nxa [ŋǁa] |
nxe [ŋǁe] |
nxi [ŋǁi] |
nxo [ŋǁo] |
nxu [ŋǁu] |
nq- | nqa [ŋǃa] |
nqe [ŋǃe] |
nqi [ŋǃi] |
nqo [ŋǃo] |
nqu [ŋǃu] |
ngc- | ngca [ŋǀa̤] |
ngce [ŋǀe̤] |
ngci [ŋǀi̤] |
ngco [ŋǀo̤] |
ngcu [ŋǀṳ] |
ngx- | ngxa [ŋǁa̤] |
ngxe [ŋǁe̤] |
ngxi [ŋǁi̤] |
ngxo [ŋǁo̤] |
ngxu [ŋǁṳ] |
ngq- | ngqa [ŋǃa̤] |
ngqe [ŋǃe̤] |
ngqi [ŋǃi̤] |
ngqo [ŋǃo̤] |
ngqu [ŋǃṳ] |
Prenasalized syllables
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mp- | mpa [ᵐpa] |
mpe [ᵐpe] |
mpi [ᵐpi] |
mpo [ᵐpo] |
mpu [ᵐpu] |
mb- | mba [ᵐba̤] |
mbe [ᵐbe̤] |
mbi [ᵐbi̤] |
mbo [ᵐbo̤] |
mbu [ᵐbṳ] |
nt- | nta [ⁿta] |
nte [ⁿte] |
nti [ⁿti] |
nto [ⁿto] |
ntu [ⁿtu] |
nd- | nda [ⁿda̤] |
nde [ⁿde̤] |
ndi [ⁿdi̤] |
ndo [ⁿdo̤] |
ndu [ⁿdṳ] |
nk- | nka [ᵑka] |
nke [ᵑke] |
nki [ᵑki] |
nko [ᵑko] |
nku [ᵑku] |
ng- | nga [ᵑɡa̤] |
nge [ᵑɡe̤] |
ngi [ᵑɡi̤] |
ngo [ᵑɡo̤] |
ngu [ᵑɡṳ] |
ntsh- | ntsha [ᶮtʃa] |
ntshe [ᶮtʃe] |
ntshi [ᶮtʃi] |
ntsho [ᶮtʃo] |
ntshu [ᶮtʃu] |
nj- | nja [ᶮdʒa̤] |
nje [ᶮdʒe̤] |
nji [ᶮdʒi̤] |
njo [ᶮdʒo̤] |
nju [ᶮdʒṳ] |
nkl- | nkla [ᵑkʟ̝̊a] |
nkle [ᵑkʟ̝̊e] |
nkli [ᵑkʟ̝̊i] |
nklo [ᵑkʟ̝̊o] |
nklu [ᵑkʟ̝̊u] |
mf- | mfa [ᶬp̪fa] |
mfe [ᶬp̪fe] |
mfi [ᶬp̪fi] |
mfo [ᶬp̪fo] |
mfu [ᶬp̪fu] |
mv- | mva [ᶬb̪va̤] |
mve [ᶬb̪ve̤] |
mvi [ᶬb̪vi̤] |
mvo [ᶬb̪vo̤] |
mvu [ᶬb̪vṳ] |
ns- | nsa [ⁿtsa] |
nse [ⁿtse] |
nsi [ⁿtsi] |
nso [ⁿtso] |
nsu [ⁿtsu] |
nz- | nza [ⁿdza̤] |
nze [ⁿdze̤] |
nzi [ⁿdzi̤] |
nzo [ⁿdzo̤] |
nzu [ⁿdzṳ] |
nhl- | nhla [ⁿtɬa] |
nhle [ⁿtɬe] |
nhli [ⁿtɬi] |
nhlo [ⁿtɬo] |
nhlu [ⁿtɬu] |
ndl- | ndla [ⁿdɮa̤] |
ndle [ⁿdɮe̤] |
ndli [ⁿdɮi̤] |
ndlo [ⁿdɮo̤] |
ndlu [ⁿdɮṳ] |
Labialized syllables
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tw- | twa [tʷa] |
twe [tʷe] |
twi [tʷi] |
thw- | thwa [tʰʷa] |
thwe [tʰʷe] |
thwi [tʰʷi] |
dw- | dwa [dʷa̤] |
dwe [dʷe̤] |
dwi [dʷi̤] |
kw- | kwa [kʷa~ɠʷa] |
kwe [kʷe~ɠʷe] |
kwi [kʷi~ɠʷi] |
khw- | khwa [kʰʷa] |
khwe [kʰʷe] |
khwi [kʰʷi] |
gw- | gwa [ɡʷa̤] |
gwe [ɡʷe̤] |
gwi [ɡʷi̤] |
tsw- | tswa [tsʷa] |
tswe [tsʷe] |
tswi [tsʷi] |
tshw- | tshwa [tʃʷa] |
tshwe [tʃʷe] |
tshwi [tʃʷi] |
jw- | jwa [dʒʷa̤] |
jwe [dʒʷe̤] |
jwi [dʒʷi̤] |
klw- | klwa [kʟ̝̊ʷa] |
klwe [kʟ̝̊ʷe] |
klwi [kʟ̝̊ʷi] |
sw- | swa [sʷa] |
swe [sʷe] |
swi [sʷi] |
zw- | zwa [zʷa̤] |
zwe [zʷe̤] |
zwi [zʷi̤] |
hlw- | hlwa [ɬʷa] |
hlwe [ɬʷe] |
hlwi [ɬʷi] |
dlw- | dlwa [ɮʷa̤] |
dlwe [ɮʷe̤] |
dlwi [ɮʷi̤] |
shw- | shwa [ʃʷa] |
shwe [ʃʷe] |
shwi [ʃʷi] |
hw- | hwa [hʷa] |
hwe [hʷe] |
hwi [hʷi] |
hhw- | hhwa [ɦʷa̤] |
hhwe [ɦʷe̤] |
hhwi [ɦʷi̤] |
nw- | nwa [nʷa] |
nwe [nʷe] |
nwi [nʷi] |
n̤w- | n̤wa [nʷa̤] |
n̤we [nʷe̤] |
n̤wi [nʷi̤] |
nyw- | nywa [ɲʷa] |
nywe [ɲʷe] |
nywi [ɲʷi] |
lw- | lwa [lʷa] |
lwe [lʷe] |
lwi [lʷi] |
yw- | ywa [jʷa] |
ywe [jʷe] |
ywi [jʷi] |
y̤w- | y̤wa [jʷa̤] |
y̤we [jʷe̤] |
y̤wi [jʷi̤] |
cw- | cwa [kǀʷa] |
cwe [kǀʷe] |
cwi [kǀʷi] |
xw- | xwa [kǁʷa] |
xwe [kǁʷe] |
xwi [kǁʷi] |
qw- | qwa [kǃʷa] |
qwe [kǃʷe] |
qwi [kǃʷi] |
chw- | chwa [kǀʰʷa] |
chwe [kǀʰʷe] |
chwi [kǀʰʷi] |
xhw- | xhwa [kǁʰʷa] |
xhwe [kǁʰʷe] |
xhwi [kǁʰʷi] |
qhw- | qhwa [kǃʰʷa] |
qhwe [kǃʰʷe] |
qhwi [kǃʰʷi] |
gcw- | gcwa [ɡǀʷa̤] |
gcwe [ɡǀʷe̤] |
gcwi [ɡǀʷi̤] |
gxw- | gxwa [ɡǁʷa̤] |
gxwe [ɡǁʷe̤] |
gxwi [ɡǁʷi̤] |
gqw- | gqwa [ɡǃʷa̤] |
gqwe [ɡǃʷe̤] |
gqwi [ɡǃʷi̤] |
ncw- | ncwa [ŋǀʷa] |
ncwe [ŋǀʷe] |
ncwi [ŋǀʷi] |
nxw- | nxwa [ŋǁʷa] |
nxwe [ŋǁʷe] |
nxwi [ŋǁʷi] |
nqw- | nqwa [ŋǃʷa] |
nqwe [ŋǃʷe] |
nqwi [ŋǃʷi] |
ngcw- | ngcwa [ŋǀʷa̤] |
ngcwe [ŋǀʷe̤] |
ngcwi [ŋǀʷi̤] |
ngxw- | ngxwa [ŋǁʷa̤] |
ngxwe [ŋǁʷe̤] |
ngxwi [ŋǁʷi̤] |
ngqw- | ngqwa [ŋǃʷa̤] |
ngqwe [ŋǃʷe̤] |
ngqwi [ŋǃʷi̤] |
Labialized prenasalized syllables
[edit]-a | -e | -i | |
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ntw- | ntwa [ⁿtʷa] |
ntwe [ⁿtʷe] |
ntwi [ⁿtʷi] |
ndw- | ndwa [ⁿdʷa̤] |
ndwe [ⁿdʷe̤] |
ndwi [ⁿdʷi̤] |
nkw- | nkwa [ᵑkʷa] |
nkwe [ᵑkʷe] |
nkwi [ᵑkʷi] |
ngw- | ngwa [ᵑɡʷa̤] |
ngwe [ᵑɡʷe̤] |
ngwi [ᵑɡʷi̤] |
ntshw- | ntshwa [ᶮtʃʷa] |
ntshwe [ᶮtʃʷe] |
ntshwi [ᶮtʃʷi] |
njw- | njwa [ᶮdʒʷa̤] |
njwe [ᶮdʒʷe̤] |
njwi [ᶮdʒʷi̤] |
nklw- | nklwa [ᵑkʟ̝̊ʷa] |
nklwe [ᵑkʟ̝̊ʷe] |
nklwi [ᵑkʟ̝̊ʷi] |
nsw- | nswa [ⁿtsʷa] |
nswe [ⁿtsʷe] |
nswi [ⁿtsʷi] |
nzw- | nzwa [ⁿdzʷa̤] |
nzwe [ⁿdzʷe̤] |
nzwi [ⁿdzʷi̤] |
nhlw- | nhlwa [ⁿtɬʷa] |
nhlwe [ⁿtɬʷe] |
nhlwi [ⁿtɬʷi] |
ndlw- | ndlwa [ⁿdɮʷa̤] |
ndlwe [ⁿdɮʷe̤] |
ndlwi [ⁿdɮʷi̤] |