2. Introduction
The language of kintɶn is
found in Sri Lanka. It
originated on the eastern
coast in a small village
called…
Crooked Tree Village
My linguistics team and I
came across the Crooked
Tree Village when our
Humvee had broken down.
The villagers took us back to
their village as we awaited
help. There, we took the
time to study their language.
3. p ɪ ɭ c e Trfeɴe ɪ r s h i p
P Trɴ ʊ rɪɪa rWo a c r e d
l a e e so ɭ es rs
p ʊ
Praise Be With You ʃiɱui
5. IPA Chart of kintɶn
Consonants in kintɶn
Bilabial
bp
Alveolar Palatal Velar Retroflex Uvular
Plosive bp t 2 Sets of k
Minimal Pairs
ʈ ɢ
ɸβ
The language of
ɸβ
Fricative ʒ ʝ is made up of
ʂ ʁ
Nasal n ɴ
Trill r
[b, p] [ɸ, β]
Approximant
l ɭ
Lateral [bɶk] ‘egg’
ɬ ʎ
[ɸir] ‘gut’
Fricative
Tap Consonant Phonemes‘hop’
[pɶk] ‘dog’
ɾ [βir]
6. Vowels of kintɶn
There are
Front Central Back
Close i ʉ u
Close-mid ɪʏ əɘ ʊ
different vowel phonemes
Open-mid ɐ ʌɔ
ɶ that make up…
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