Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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b
|
bunaⓘ, bler
|
bike
| d
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dentⓘ, dubel
|
done
| dʑ[1] |
agidⓘ, jet
|
dew (British English)
| f
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fitg, flad, clavⓘ
|
fast
| ɡ
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gatⓘ, galant
|
gas
| k
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carr, architect, augⓘ, kiosc, quai
|
scar
| l
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lavarⓘ, milli, val
|
lip
| ʎ
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eglⓘ, glieudⓘ, biglietⓘ
|
roughly like million
| m
|
milli, umⓘ
|
mother
| n
|
naninⓘ, onns
|
nest
| ŋ
|
saungⓘ, lungatgⓘ
|
sing
| ɲ
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bognⓘ, gniervⓘ
|
roughly like canyon
| p
|
papetariaⓘ, appartament, verb
|
spin
| r
|
ʁ[2] |
rodaⓘ, carrⓘ, meglra
|
water (American English) or French rose
| s
|
vossaⓘ, nusⓘ
|
sorry
| ʃ
|
schanza, glischⓘ, puspeiⓘ, scopo
|
ship
| t
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teaterⓘ, ti, agid
|
star
| ts
|
cefraⓘ, bellezza, zunt
|
cats
| tɕ[1] |
chasaⓘ, tgaminⓘ
|
stew (British English)
| tʃ
|
rumantschⓘ, tschetschapuorlaⓘ
|
chew
| v
|
gravaⓘ, watt
|
vent
| z
|
casaⓘ, rosaⓘ
|
zipper
| ʒ
|
sbaglⓘ, Svizra, branscha, Grischunⓘ
|
measure
| Marginal consonants
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h[3] |
haluncsⓘ, hobi
|
hat
| Dialectal consonants
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ç
|
amihⓘ
|
hue
| Semivowels
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j
|
jeuⓘ, Italia, yak
|
you
| w
|
quelⓘ, ual, walkman
|
wine
|
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Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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a
|
bancⓘ, clav
|
roughly like father
| ə ~ ɐ[4] |
casaⓘ, mellenⓘ
|
comma or gut
| e
|
bler, pérⓘ
|
roughly like pay
| ɛ
|
è, pèrⓘ
|
bed
| i
|
ti, historicⓘ
|
see
| ɔ
|
pomⓘ, toc
|
off
| o
|
biroⓘ, ovra
|
law (British English)
| u
|
o ~ ʊ[2] |
bun, udirⓘ
|
tool or pull
| Dialectal vowels[5] |
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ø
|
chaschölⓘ, öglⓘ
|
roughly like hurt
| y
|
mürⓘ, büglⓘ
|
roughly like cute
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| Suprasegmentals
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IPA |
Examples |
English example
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ˈ
|
combaⓘ [ˈkɔmbɐ]
|
bottle
| ˌ
|
libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin]
|
intonation
| .
|
gïunist [dʑi.uˈniʃt]
|
moai
| ː
|
darⓘ [daːr]
|
long vowel
| ◌̯[6] |
cuortⓘ [kuɔ̯rt]
|
now
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