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Kayan Literacy Lesson
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Kayan Alphabet
Kayan Consonents
There are (24) consonents in Kayan.
k | kh | g | ng |
c | s | z | gn |
t | ht | d | n |
p | ph | b | m |
l | r | th | sh |
y | w | h |
vowels
There are 5 basic vowels in Kayan. The other ( ) vowels can be formed.
a | ai | aò | an | ao | au | aû | aô |
e | è | ei | |||||
i | î | ||||||
o | ò | ô | |||||
u | û |
By adding the consonant (n) to the vowel, the vowels can be changed into nasal vowel.
ai, ei, ò, ô and û can
ain | ein | ôn | òn | ûn |
Tone
There are four tones in Kayan.
́ | ̌ | - |
Cluster
The consonants (l,r,w) can be see as a second or thrid syllables in a word.
k - kl, kr, kw,
kh
g
ng
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