List of all initial consonants in MTL: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 10:12, 16 May 2019
The 18 initial consonants in the MTL system are: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
| MTL | Approx. | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| p | spin | papaf | father |
| ph | pin | phaq | to hit |
| m | Mimi | mi | noodle |
| b | mumble | baq | meat |
| t | stem | tit | straight |
| th | Thomas | theh | to take |
| n | neat | nii | year |
| l | lima | laang | person |
| k | ski | kaf | to add |
| kh | key | khix | to go |
| h | heap | hii | fish |
| g | gaggle | go | five |
| c(i) | gee | ciaf | here |
| ch(i) | cheese | chiaf | car |
| s | she / saw | si | is; yes |
| j | vision / zeta | jit | sun; day |
| z | yards | zef | this |
| zh | Tsai (Ts'ai) | zhaix | vegetable |
Note: s and j are slightly different when followed by an i vs other vowels.
Frequency
Ordered by frequency across the headwords of the MoeDict, they are: k, s, <none>, t, h, l, p, z, kh, b, th, zh, c, g, ch, ph, j, m, n. K appears nearly 4,300 times, whereas n only 374 times.