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Consonants in Nyanja phrasebook
Consonants in Nyanja phrasebook
Note that the consonants 'n' and 'm' can form initial clusters as in ndapita ("I'm going") or mpingo ("church").
b�
like 'b' in "bed" (this English sounding explosive "b" is usually preceded by "m" to make a consonant blend)
b�
like 'b' in the American southern dialect "down by the Bayou" (implosive 'b')
c, ch�
like 'ch' in "chip" (without aspiration)
d�
like 'd' in "dog" (this English sounding explosive 'd' never begins a word)
d�
like 'd' in the American southern dialect "Down by the bayou" or the modern slang, "Dude!" (implosive 'd')
di�
like 'dzi'
f�
like 'ph' in "phone"
g�
like 'g' in "go", like 'j' in "jello"
h�
like 'h' in "help", emphasized in diphthongs
j�
like 'dg' in "edge"
k�
like "sKat" (unaspirated 'k')
kh�
like 'c' in "cat"
l�
like 'l' in "love"
m�
like 'm' in "mother"
n�
like 'n' in "nice"
ng�
like 'ng' in "song" plus a hard 'g' afterward (two sounds)
ng'�
like 'ng' in "song" (one sound)
ny�
like '�' in Spanish ma�ana
p�
like "sPat" (unaspirated 'p')
ph�
like 'p' in "pig"
r�
pronounced softly like 'l', often interchangeable
s�
like 'ss' in "hiss"
si�
like 'she' in "sheet"
t�
like "sTop" (unaspirated 't')
th�
like 't' in "top"
tch�
like 'ch' in "chip" (normally aspirated)
w�
like 'w' in "wheel"
ŵ�
bilabial fricative (IPA [ɸ], not found in English), best said like a weak 'w' edging towards 'f'
z�
like 'z' in "adze"
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