axas
Phonetic
[a˩˥.ʁ̞ːːɑ̄ːs]
English: Translation
snake
Part of Speech
noun
Semantic Domain
Universe and the natural world
Animals
Reptiles and amphibians
Custom tags
Phoneme X
Notes
[a˩˥ɣɑ̄s] This transcription is not a true realization of the Boie’nen Phoneme /x/ sound
Syllable Structure: V.CVC (open initial vowel, closed final syllable; Austronesian preference for CV). The /X/ bridges vowels smoothly, avoiding clusters.
Boie’nen Uvular /X/ vs. English /g/: Extreme contrast—/X/ [ʁ] is fricative/uvular (throaty continuity), not stop/velar like [ɡ] or rare [ɣ]. American speakers might anglicize to “ah-gass,” missing the rasp (similar to mispronouncing French “r”).