Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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C & N |
C, V & S |
N & E
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b
|
barba, sbaro
|
bike
| d
|
dove, idra
|
done
| dʒ
|
gèmo, giara; ġarón, ġen
|
jab
| ð
|
z
|
dz
|
zaino; żenòcio, franża; fredha, ordho; đanđivi, lapiđea
|
this, zipper or dads
| f
|
f
|
sfalto, fìnferli, frànboła
|
fat
| h[1] |
fìnferli, rufa; ahari, hémena
|
fat or hat
| ɡ
|
gato, figo, ghìngari, rughe
|
gas
| k
|
coa, checa, tenca; karèga; quacio
|
scar
| l
|
làrese, molton, stèla
|
lip
| ɰ[2] |
łate, goła
|
roughly like toll
| m
|
mare, rema
|
mother
| n
|
nasion, ànara
|
nest
| ŋ
|
ladiṅ, piroṅ; óngara, venco, canpo[3] |
sing
| ɲ
|
cugnà, gnaro; ñel, ñaña
|
canyon
| p
|
popà, despèrdere
|
spin
| ɾ[4] |
rosto, vara
|
atom (American English)
| s
|
soto, baston, strassa
|
sorry
| t
|
talpa, butiro, gat
|
star
| tʃ
|
cèrega, ciaro, moc'; ċave
|
chip
| θ
|
s
|
ts
|
zata, marz, nòzze; çanpedon, petaça; cazhòt, zhèrzha
|
thing, sorry or cats
| v
|
vaca, ava
|
vent
| z
|
àseno, sbaro; ṡio, onṡo; xe, piaxe
|
zipper
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Marginal consonants[5] |
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IPA
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Examples |
English approximation
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ʎ
|
artiglièr, batàglia
|
million
| ʃ
|
šchena, mešedà
|
ship
| ʒ
|
žal, ruža
|
measure
|
| Semivowels
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IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
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j
|
jèri, ajo; lezièr; yacht
|
you
| w
|
suòr, aqua; web
|
wine
|
| Vowels
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IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
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a
|
aqua, man
|
father
| e
|
feta, paré
|
pay
| ɛ
|
ghènga, perèr
|
bed
| i
|
fio, intrada
|
see
| o
|
bote, bogó
|
law (British English)
| ɔ
|
fiòco, poro
|
off
| u
|
duto, dudolèr
|
tool
|
| Suprasegmentals
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IPA
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Examples |
English approximation
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ˈ
|
ponàro [poˈnaɾo]
|
bottle
| ˌ
|
liberamente [ˌlibeɾaˈmeŋte]
|
intonation
| .
|
fio [ˈfi.o]
|
moai
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