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Grapheme Data for Pangu written with Latin script

Grapheme inventory for Pangu [png], Niger State, Nigeria

Contributor: James MacDonell”,

Grapheme USV Phoneme Status Example Notes
<aan> 0061 0061 006E /ãː/ expected yaan, gaan
<aa> 0061 0061 /aː/ expected naa, hwaa
<ai> 0061 0069 /ai/ expected giyai, birai
<an> 0061 006E /ã/ expected yan, hantana
<au> 0061 0075 /au/ expected wau, ambyau
<a◌̱a◌̱n> 0061 0331 0061 0331 006E /ɘ̃ː/ expected sa̱a̱nha̱ni, wuna̱a̱na̱
<a◌̱a◌̱> 0061 0331 0061 0331 /ɘː/ expected a̱a̱da̱bi, ra̱a̱
<a◌̱i> 0061 0331 0069 /əɪ/ expected maꞌa̱i, nda̱i
<a◌̱n> 0061 0331 006E /ɘ̃/ expected a̱nta̱ni, ha̱nta̱ni
<a◌̱u> 0061 0331 0075 /əu/ expected buga̱u, ga̱ga̱u
<a◌̱> 0061 0331 /ɘ/ expected a̱sa̱ga̱na̱, ga̱ya̱
<a> 0061 /a/ expected ara, atana
<bw> 0062 0077 /bʷ/ expected bwe̱, bware̱
<by> 0062 0079 /bʲ/ expected bya, byaga
<b> 0062 /b/ expected ba̱ba, basana
<cw> 0063 0077 /tʃʷ/ expected cwara, cwe̱e̱n
<c> 0063 /tʃ/ expected cika̱, ce̱nye̱n
<d> 0064 /d/ expected dagarige̱, da̱da̱da̱
<ee> 0065 0065 /eː/ expected eeboo, ree
<e◌̱e◌̱n> 0065 0331 0065 0331 006E /ɛ̃ː/ expected he̱e̱n, pe̱e̱n
<e◌̱e◌̱> 0065 0331 0065 0331 /ɛː/ expected be̱e̱, re̱e̱
<e◌̱n> 0065 0331 006E /ɛ̃/ expected e̱nshe̱n, hwe̱n
<e◌̱> 0065 0331 /ɛ/ expected e̱she̱, ce̱be̱
<e> 0065 /e/ expected gebi, beree
<fw> 0066 0077 /fʲ/ expected fwata, fwara̱ga
<f> 0066 /f/ expected fogi, fuba
<gb> 0067 0062 /g͡b/ =
/g/   ͡  /b/
uncommon gbangara, gbu
<gw> 0067 0077 /gʷ/ expected gwatana, gwashe̱
<gy> 0067 0079 /gʲ/ expected gyama, gyaaru
<g> 0067 /g/ expected ga̱bi, gunii
<hw> 0068 0077 /hʷ/ expected hwaa, hwe̱n
<hy> 0068 0079 /hʲ/ expected hyoo, hyuhyu
<h> 0068 /h/ expected haga, hikihiki
<iin> 0069 0069 006E /ĩː/ expected adiin, riinhini
<ii> 0069 0069 /iː/ expected gii, hiiki
<in> 0069 006E /ĩ/ expected hin, cincin
<i> 0069 /i/ expected bici, kiki
<jw> 006A 0077 /dʒʷ/ expected jwara̱ga, jwasu
<j> 006A /dʒ/ expected ja̱a̱, bijooshiipa
<kp> 006B 0070 /k͡p/ =
/k/   ͡  /p/
uncommon kpaata, kpukpukpu
<kw> 006B 0077 /kʷ/ expected kwane̱, rukwanyan
<ky> 006B 0079 /kʲ/ expected kyabari, ta̱kyau
<k> 006B /k/ expected kiki, ka̱ta̱ku
<l> 006C /l/ expected leemu, langa Loan words only
<mbw> 006D 0062 0077 /bⁿʷ/ expected mbwaata, bimbwa
<mby> 006D 0062 0079 /bⁿʲ/ rare ambyau
<mb> 006D 0062 /ᵐb/ expected mba̱sa̱ra̱, zumba̱
<mw> 006D 0077 /mʷ/ expected mwaan, umwii
<m> 006D A78C /m̩/ expected mꞌba̱sa̱, mꞌbaa
<m> 006D /m/ expected makeeru, me̱mi
<nd> 006E 0064 /ⁿd/ expected ndaaba, nda̱ka̱re
<ngw> 006E 0067 0077 /gⁿʷ/ expected angwo, ungwa
<ng> 006E 0067 /ᵑg/ expected nge̱nshe̱nshe̱n, runge̱
<nj> 006E 006A /dʒ/ expected njibi, njeke
<nw> 006E 0077 /nʷ/ rare nwe̱e̱n
<n> 006E A78C /n̩/ expected nꞌrabi, nꞌgiyo
<n> 006E /n/ expected nama, na̱nshin
<oo> 006F 006F /oː/ expected hoogi, kooci
<o◌̱n> 006F 0331 006E /ɔ̃/ expected yo̱n, no̱no̱
<o◌̱o◌̱> 006F 0331 006F 0331 /ɔː/ expected tano̱o̱, yo̱o̱
<o◌̱> 006F 0331 /ɔ/ expected o̱to̱, no̱no̱
<o> 006F /o/ expected koko, turo
<pw> 0070 0077 /pʷ/ expected pwasa, upwa
<py> 0070 0079 /pʲ/ expected pyanda, pyau
<p> 0070 /p/ expected pana, pa̱ka̱ni
<rw> 0072 0077 /ɾʷ/ expected rwaga, urwiin
<r> 0072 /ɾ/ expected re̱e̱, ratu
<sh> 0073 0068 /ʃ/ expected sha̱ru, bishuwa
<sw> 0073 0077 /sʷ/ expected swa, ta̱swee
<s> 0073 /s/ expected sakaru, sabu
<t> 0074 /t/ expected tari, ta̱mba̱ra̱
<un> 0075 006E /ũ/ expected runrun, hunranrana
<uun> 0075 0075 006E /ũː/ expected kuunkun, wuun
<uu> 0075 0075 /uː/ expected ruuzhe, aꞌuugo
<u> 0075 /u/ expected uzuzu, butu
<vw> 0076 0077 /vʷ/ expected vwain, vwaan
<vw> 0076 0077 /ⱱ/ rare wavwe̱ Only used in a few ideophones
<v> 0076 /v/ expected vom, vuunvuun
<wy> 0077 0079 /ɰ/ expected wyama, wya̱rugo
<w> 0077 /w/ expected wa, wa̱ta̱ku
<y> 0079 /j/ expected yaba, yirigani
<zh> 007A 0068 /ʒ/ expected zhaa, zhe̱nke̱n
<zw> 007A 0077 /zʷ/ expected zware̱, zwii
<z> 007A /z/ expected zamaa, zooni
<w> A78C 0077 /ʔʷ/ expected ꞌwe̱e̱, ꞌwabi
<y> A78C 0079 /ʔʲ/ expected ꞌyaru, ꞌyapaga
<> A78C /ʔ/ expected aꞌa̱, ruꞌure̱