Consonants |
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
b |
bunaⓘ, bler |
bike |
d |
dentⓘ, dubel |
done |
dʑ[1] |
agidⓘ, jet |
dew (British English) |
f |
fitg, flad, clavⓘ |
fast |
ɡ |
gatⓘ, galant |
gas |
k |
carr, architect, augⓘ, kiosc, quai |
scar |
l |
lavarⓘ, milli, val |
lip |
ʎ |
eglⓘ, glieudⓘ, biglietⓘ |
roughly like million |
m |
milli, umⓘ |
mother |
n |
naninⓘ, onns |
nest |
ŋ |
saungⓘ, lungatgⓘ |
sing |
ɲ |
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 |
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 |
h[3] |
haluncsⓘ, hobi |
hat |
Dialectal consonants |
ç |
amihⓘ |
hue |
Semivowels |
j |
jeuⓘ, Italia, yak |
you |
w |
quelⓘ, ual, walkman |
wine |
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Vowels |
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
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] |
ø |
chaschölⓘ, öglⓘ |
roughly like hurt |
y |
mürⓘ, büglⓘ |
roughly like cute |
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Suprasegmentals |
IPA |
Examples |
English example |
ˈ |
combaⓘ [ˈkɔmbɐ] |
bottle |
ˌ |
libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin] |
intonation |
. |
gïunist [dʒi.uˈniʃt] |
moai |
ː |
darⓘ [daːr] |
long vowel |
◌̯[6] |
cuortⓘ [kuɔ̯rt] |
now |
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