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The Hoan Language

Consonant Phonology for Hoan

Here are the 20 fundamental consonants used when speaking Hoan.

For a complete list of possible consonants a human voice might make while speaking a natural language, check out the consonants page.

This language has aspirated consonants.

bilabiallabiodentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarretroflexvelaruvularpharyngealglottal
voiced nasal
quiet plosive
quiet aspirated plosive
p%p%
t^t^
k%k%
voiced plosive
quiet sibilant fricative
voiced sibilant fricative
quiet non-sibilant fricative
h5h5
voiced non-sibilant fricative
hhhh

Vowel Phonology for Hoan

These are the 10 base vowels used when speaking Hoan. Hoan is one of the languages which uses nasal vowels.

Also, a complete list of possible vowels a human voice might make while speaking can be found here.

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close
close nasal
i0i0
u0u0
close-mid
close-mid nasal
e0e0
o0o0
open
open nasal
a0a0