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| ch || /x/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || lo<u>'''ch'''</u> (Scottish), Na<u>'''ch'''</u>t (German)
| ch || /x/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || lo<u>'''ch'''</u> (Scottish), Na<u>'''ch'''</u>t (German)
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| dh || /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || — || (no equivalent)
| dh || /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel || — || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || (no equivalent)
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| fh || silent || <SIL> || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || (silent)
| fh || silent || <SIL> || || (silent)
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| gh || /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel || — || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || (no equivalent)
| gh || /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel || — || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || (no equivalent)
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| dh || /ʝ/ || Y || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''y'''</u>ell, e<u>'''y'''</u>e?
| dh || /ʝ/ || Y || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''y'''</u>ell, e<u>'''y'''</u>e?
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| fh || silent || <SIL> || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || (silent)
| fh || silent || <SIL> || || (silent)
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| gh || /ʝ/ || Y || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''y'''</u>ell, e<u>'''y'''</u>e?
| gh || /ʝ/ || Y || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''y'''</u>ell, e<u>'''y'''</u>e?

Revision as of 06:51, 25 June 2018



Vowels
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example
a /a/ AA <AudioButton></AudioButton> father, spa
á /ɑ:/ AO <AudioButton></AudioButton> call, far
e /ɛ/ EH <AudioButton></AudioButton> tell, get
é /e:/ EY <AudioButton></AudioButton> bait, pay
i /ɪ/ IH <AudioButton></AudioButton> in, hit
í /i:/ IY <AudioButton></AudioButton> tree, mean, he
o /ɔ/ AH <AudioButton></AudioButton> tug, wonder
ó /o:/ OW <AudioButton></AudioButton> roll, toe, road
u /ʌ/ UH <AudioButton></AudioButton> good, pull
ú /u:/ UW <AudioButton></AudioButton> too, rude


Broad Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
b /bˠ/ B <AudioButton></AudioButton> broom, boy
c /k/ K <AudioButton></AudioButton> cut, key
d /d̪ˠ/ D <AudioButton></AudioButton> do, under
f /fˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
g /ɡ/ G <AudioButton></AudioButton> goo, egg
h /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello Neither broad nor slender
l /l/; also frequently /l̪ˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
ll /l̪ˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
m /mˠ/ M <AudioButton></AudioButton> moo, woman
n /nˠ/; also frequently /n̪ˠ/ N <AudioButton></AudioButton> not, under
p /pˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
r /ɾˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ?? always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
s /sˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
t /t̪ˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
v /w/~/vˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ?? loan consonant
z /zˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ?? loan consonant


Slender Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
b /bʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
c /c/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
d /dʑ/ JH <AudioButton></AudioButton> fidget, fridge /dʲ/ in other dialects
f /fʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
g /ɟ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
h /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello Neither broad nor slender
l /lʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> million, will you
ll /l̪ʲ/; also frequently /lʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
m /mʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
n /nʲ/ N Y <AudioButton></AudioButton> sinew, minion
p /pʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
r /ɾʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ?? always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
s /ɕ/ SH <AudioButton></AudioButton> sip, wish /ʃ/ in other dialects
t /tʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
v /vʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ?? loan consonant
z /ʑ/ ZH <AudioButton></AudioButton> vision loan consonant; /ʒ/ in other dialects


Lenited Broad Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
bh /w/ W <AudioButton></AudioButton> wow, tower
ch /x/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> loch (Scottish), Nacht (German)
dh /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel <AudioButton></AudioButton> (no equivalent)
fh silent <SIL> (silent)
gh /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel <AudioButton></AudioButton> (no equivalent)
mh /w/ W <AudioButton></AudioButton> wow, tower
ph /fˠ/ F <AudioButton></AudioButton> follow, telephone
sh /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello
th /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello Silent if at the end of a syllable


Lenited Slender Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
bh /vʲ/ V <AudioButton></AudioButton> village, eve
ch /ç/; /h/ between vowels ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> hue (pronounced strongly); ??
dh /ʝ/ Y <AudioButton></AudioButton> yell, eye?
fh silent <SIL> (silent)
gh /ʝ/ Y <AudioButton></AudioButton> yell, eye?
mh /vʲ/ V <AudioButton></AudioButton> village, eve
ph /fʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
sh /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello
th /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello Silent if at the end of a syllable


Eclipsed Broad Consonants
Letter Additive Original IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
bhf bh f /w/ W <AudioButton></AudioButton> wow, tower
bp b p /bˠ/ B <AudioButton></AudioButton> broom, boy
dt d t /d̪ˠ/ D <AudioButton></AudioButton> do, under
gc g c /ɡ/ G <AudioButton></AudioButton> goo, egg
mb m b /mˠ/ M <AudioButton></AudioButton> moo, woman
nd n d /nˠ/; also frequently /n̪ˠ/ N <AudioButton></AudioButton> not, under
ng n g /ŋ/ NG <AudioButton></AudioButton> wing, thing


Eclipsed Slender Consonants
Letter Additive Original IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
bhf bh f /vʲ/ V <AudioButton></AudioButton> village, eve
bp b p /bʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
dt d t /dʑ/ JH <AudioButton></AudioButton> fidget, fridge /dʲ/ in other dialects
gc g c /ɟ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
mb m b /mʲ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ??
nd n d /nʲ/ N Y <AudioButton></AudioButton> sinew, minion
ng n g /ŋ/ NG <AudioButton></AudioButton> wing, thing