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| Consonants | bilabial | labiodental | post-alveolar | alveolar | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||||
| stop | b p | d t | ɡ k | ʔ | |||||
| fricative | f | ʃ | s z | ɕ | x | χ | h | ||
| tap/flap | ɾ | ||||||||
| approximant | w | v | ɹ | j | (w) | ||||
| lateral | l |
| Vowels | front | central | back |
|---|---|---|---|
| close | i y | u | |
| near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| close-mid | |||
| mid | ə ɚ | ||
| open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| open | a | ||
| near-open | æ |
| Consonant | IPA | Example | English approx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | b |
|
ball |
| c | ɕ | Mandarin x, Polish ściana | |
| d | d |
|
doll |
| f | f | fall | |
| g | ɡ |
|
gall |
| h | h |
|
hall |
| j | j |
|
you |
| k | k | sky | |
| l | l |
|
leaf |
| m | m |
|
mall |
| n | n |
|
not |
| ŋ | ŋ |
|
king |
| p | p | spa | |
| r | ɾ | ~ better; Spanish pero | |
| ɹ | ɹ | borrow | |
| s | s |
|
see |
| ʃ | ʃ | ʃö` | shoe |
| t | t |
|
star |
| v | v | verse | |
| w | w | wā | wall |
| x | x | loch | |
| ꭓ | χ | northern Standard Dutch Scheveningen | |
| z | z | zoo | |
| ʒ | ʒ | vision | |
| ʑ | ʑ |
|
Polish źle |
| ` | ʔ | uh-oh |
| Vowel | IPA | English approx. |
|---|---|---|
| a | a | RP cat |
| æ | æ | GA cat |
| e | ɛ | bet |
| ə | ə | above |
| ı | i | sea |
| ɪ | ɪ | sit |
| o | ɔ | cot |
| ơ | o | caught |
| ø | ɚ | (American) runner |
| u | u | (American) food |
| w* | ʊ | (American) foot |
| y | y | Mandarin ü |