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In [[Enggie|English]], we aspirate ''p'', ''t'', and ''k'' when they occur at the beginning of words, but don't really aspirate when they are inside the word. For example, think about the "p" inside "copy", "spot", and "spy". | In [[Enggie|English]], we aspirate ''p'', ''t'', and ''k'' when they occur at the beginning of words, but don't really aspirate when they are inside the word. For example, think about the "p" inside "copy", "spot", and "spy". | ||
[[Peh-oe-ji]], the ancestor of MTL, also uses ''h'' to denote aspiration, and uses ''b'', ''g'', and ''j'' for the ''muddy'' or voiced | [[Peh-oe-ji]], the ancestor of MTL, also uses ''h'' to denote aspiration, and uses ''b'', ''g'', and ''j'' for the ''muddy'' or [[tog'ym|voiced consonant]]s. A similar convention is also found in: | ||
* [[Wade-Giles]] (using the apostrophe) | * [[Wade-Giles]] (using the apostrophe) | ||
* [[Kokzex Imphiaw|International Phonetic Alphabet]] (uses {{wt|ʰ}}) | * [[Kokzex Imphiaw|International Phonetic Alphabet]] (uses {{wt|ʰ}}) | ||
Latest revision as of 10:00, 6 June 2025
In MLT, the aspirated consonants are ph, th, kh, ch, and zh (IPA: [pʰ], [tʰ], [kʰ], [tɕʰ], [tsʰ]). They are composed of the letter for the plain consonant (p, t, k, c, or z), plus the letter h for aspiration, or strong burst of breath. See MLT alphabet.
In English, we aspirate p, t, and k when they occur at the beginning of words, but don't really aspirate when they are inside the word. For example, think about the "p" inside "copy", "spot", and "spy".
Peh-oe-ji, the ancestor of MTL, also uses h to denote aspiration, and uses b, g, and j for the muddy or voiced consonants. A similar convention is also found in:
- Wade-Giles (using the apostrophe)
- International Phonetic Alphabet (uses ʰ)
- McCune–Reischauer for Korean (apostrophe)
- ISO 11940 for Thai (h)
Other notes:
- In Japanese, the voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are slightly aspirated: less aspirated than English stops, but more so than Spanish.
- French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish do not have phonemic aspirated consonants.