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Sounds of Kwadacha (Ft. Ware Sekani)

Sounds of Kwadacha (Ft. Ware Sekani). Speaker:. Mike Abou. October 31, 2000. Mike Abou. About the vowel system. Seven vowels can occur after g k k’ kh gh. The seven vowels are: a e i o oo u wu Six vowels are possible after all other consonants. The six vowels are:

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Sounds of Kwadacha (Ft. Ware Sekani)

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  1. Sounds of Kwadacha(Ft. Ware Sekani) Speaker: Mike Abou October 31, 2000

  2. Mike Abou

  3. About the vowel system • Seven vowels can occur after g k k’ kh gh. The seven vowels are: • a e i o oo u wu • Six vowels are possible after all other consonants. The six vowels are: • a e i o oo u

  4. About the translations • In Ft. Ware Sekani there is no distinction between • 'he', 'she', 'it' • 'him', 'her', 'it' • 'his', 'her', 'its' etc. • Such words are randomly translated 'he' or 'she' (etc.) here.

  5. Vowels (6)

  6. Vowels (7)

  7. Nasal vs. oral vowels: a

  8. Nasal vs. oral vowels: o

  9. Nasal vs. oral vowels: oo

  10. Nasal vs. oral vowels: e, i

  11. Consonants ‘ b ch ch’ d dl dz g gh gw h j k k’ kh kw kw’ l lh m n p s sh t t’ tl tl’ ts ts’ w wh y yh z

  12. Consonants: ', b, ch, ch’, d, dl

  13. Consonants: dz, g, gh, gw, h, j

  14. Consonants: k, k’, kh, kw, k’w, l

  15. Consonants: lh, m, n, p, s, sh

  16. Consonants: t, t’, tl, tl’, ts, ts’

  17. Consonants: w, wh, y, yh, z, zh

  18. Consonant contrasts: 0, h, '

  19. Consonant contrasts: s, lh

  20. Consonant contrasts: lh vs. l

  21. Consonant contrasts: s vs. z

  22. Consonant contrasts: y vs. yh

  23. Consonant contrasts: kh vs. gh

  24. Consonant contrasts: dz vs. z

  25. Consonant contrasts: dl vs. l

  26. Consonant contrasts: tl vs. lh

  27. Consonant contrasts: k vs. kh

  28. Consonant contrasts: g vs. gh

  29. Consonant contrasts: d vs. t vs. t'

  30. Consonant contrasts: dz vs. ts vs. ts'

  31. Consonant contrasts: dl vs. tl vs. tl'

  32. Consonant contrasts: j vs. ch vs. ch'

  33. Consonant contrasts: g vs. k vs. k'

  34. Tones • Vowels may be marked for low or rising tone: • low tone vowel: à è ì ò oò wù ù • rising tone vowel: á é í • A vowel with no tone mark is a high tone vowel.

  35. Tones: ` (low) vs. 0

  36. Tones: ` (low) vs. 0

  37. Tones: (rising) vs. ` (low) vs. 0

  38. Tones: (rising) vs. ` (low) vs. 0

  39. Koòla Enough (it's over)

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