phonetics of Zovu
[ə]
The phonetic [ə] (as seen above) is used throughout Zovu to create flow between two adjacent consonants that are strained when transitioning. Also, when a nature root is described without excitation (Entity, Change, Seen, and Unseen), the phonetic [ə] follows –
[ðə] = Entity / The
[θə] = Change / To
[mə] = Seen
[hə] = Unseen
IPA system
The following are sample charts of the IPA (International Phonetics Alphabet) system’s consonants and vowels. The phonetics used in Zovu are highlighted in coded colors. Those in blue are used for element domain consonants, those in green for nature root consonants, those in purple for expressing the flavor of the root consonant, that in red for negation, and those in orange for the natural fluidity of speaking the language (e.g. phonetic [ə]) –
