Atlantan
Aquan
Consonants:
Stops: /p, t, k/ (voiceless), /b, d, ɡ/ (voiced).
Nasals: /m, n, ŋ/ (nasal sounds).
Fricatives: /f, s, h/ (voiceless), and occasionally /v/ (voiced).
Liquids: /r/ (a trilled or tapped "r").
Glides: /w, j/ (a "y"-like sound).
Vowels: Māori has a simple five-vowel system, with both short and long vowels:
Short vowels: /a, e, i, o, u/
Long vowels: /aː, eː, iː, oː, uː/
Phonotactics: Māori has a relatively simple syllable structure, typically (C)V(C), where (C) is optional, meaning syllables can end in a vowel or a nasal consonant.
Stress: The stress in Māori falls on the penultimate syllable of the word, making it a language with predictable stress patterns.
French has a rich vowel inventory, including nasal vowels like /ɑ̃/, /ɛ̃/, /œ̃/, and /ɔ̃/, which are produced with air passing through the nose. Unlike English, French does not have a strong stress system; syllables are generally evenly timed, with stress typically falling on the final syllable of a phrase. French also has liaison, where normally silent final consonants are pronounced when followed by a vowel, such as in les amis ("the friends"), where the normally silent "s" in les is pronounced as /z/ before the vowel in amis.
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