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! colspan="4" | Vowels
! colspan="5" | Vowels
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! style="width:25pt;" | Letter
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! style="width:100pt;" | Phonetic Example
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| a || /a/ || AA || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || f<u>'''a'''</u>ther, sp<u>'''a'''</u>
| a || /a/ || AA || <AudioButton>phoneme_0061.mp3</AudioButton> || f<u>'''a'''</u>ther, sp<u>'''a'''</u>
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| á || /ɑ:/ || AO || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || c<u>'''a'''</u>ll, f<u>'''a'''</u>r
| á || /ɑ:/ || AO || <AudioButton>phoneme_0061-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> || c<u>'''a'''</u>ll, f<u>'''a'''</u>r
|-
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| e || /ɛ/ || EH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || t<u>'''e'''</u>ll, g<u>'''e'''</u>t
| e || /ɛ/ || EH || <AudioButton>phoneme_025B.mp3</AudioButton> || t<u>'''e'''</u>ll, g<u>'''e'''</u>t
|-
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| é || /e:/ || EY || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || b<u>'''ai'''</u>t, p<u>'''a'''</u>y
| é || /e:/ || EY || <AudioButton>phoneme_0065-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> || b<u>'''ai'''</u>t, p<u>'''a'''</u>y
|-
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| i || /ɪ/ || IH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''i'''</u>n, h<u>'''i'''</u>t
| i || /ɪ/ || IH || <AudioButton>phoneme_026A.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''i'''</u>n, h<u>'''i'''</u>t
|-
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| í || /i:/ || IY || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || tr<u>'''ee'''</u>, m<u>'''ea'''</u>n, h<u>'''e'''</u>
| í || /i:/ || IY || <AudioButton>phoneme_0069-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> || tr<u>'''ee'''</u>, m<u>'''ea'''</u>n, h<u>'''e'''</u>
|-
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| o || /ɔ/ || AH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || t<u>'''u'''</u>g, w<u>'''o'''</u>nder
| o || /ɔ/ || AH || <AudioButton>phoneme_0254.mp3</AudioButton> || t<u>'''u'''</u>g, w<u>'''o'''</u>nder
|-
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| ó || /o:/ || OW || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || r<u>'''o'''</u>ll, t<u>'''o'''</u>e, r<u>'''o'''</u>ad
| ó || /o:/ || OW || <AudioButton>phoneme_006F-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> || r<u>'''o'''</u>ll, t<u>'''o'''</u>e, r<u>'''o'''</u>ad
|-
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| u || /ʌ/ || UH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || g<u>'''oo'''</u>d, p<u>'''u'''</u>ll
| u || /ʌ/ || UH || <AudioButton>phoneme_028C.mp3</AudioButton> || g<u>'''u'''</u>t, f<u>'''u'''</u>n
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| ú || /u:/ || UW || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || t<u>'''oo'''</u>, r<u>'''u'''</u>de
| ú || /u:/ || UW || <AudioButton>phoneme_0075-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> || t<u>'''oo'''</u>, r<u>'''u'''</u>de
|}
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! colspan="5" | Broad Consonants
! colspan="6" | Broad Consonants
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! style="width:25pt;" | Letter
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| b || /bˠ/ || B || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''b'''</u>room, <u>'''b'''</u>oy
| b || /bˠ/ || B || <AudioButton>phoneme_0062-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''b'''</u>room, <u>'''b'''</u>oy
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| c || /k/ || K || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''c'''</u>ut, <u>'''k'''</u>ey
| c || /k/ || K || <AudioButton>phoneme_006B.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''c'''</u>ut, <u>'''k'''</u>ey
|-
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| d || /d̪ˠ/ || D || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''d'''</u>o, un<u>'''d'''</u>er
| d || /d̪ˠ/ || D || <AudioButton>phoneme_0064-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''d'''</u>o, un<u>'''d'''</u>er
|-
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| f || /fˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ??
| f || /fˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_0066-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ??
|-
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| g || /ɡ/ || G || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''g'''</u>oo, e<u>'''gg'''</u>
| g || /ɡ/ || G || <AudioButton>phoneme_0261.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''g'''</u>oo, e<u>'''gg'''</u>
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| h || /h/ || HH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello || Neither broad nor slender
| h || /h/ || HH || <AudioButton>phoneme_0068.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello || Neither broad nor slender
|-
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| l || /l/; also frequently /l̪ˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ??
| l || /l̪ˠ/; occasionally /l/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ?? || /l/ is considered neither broad nor slender
|-
|-
| ll || /l̪ˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ??
| ll || /l̪ˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ??
|-
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| m || /mˠ/ || M || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''m'''</u>oo, wo<u>'''m'''</u>an
| m || /mˠ/ || M || <AudioButton>phoneme_006D-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''m'''</u>oo, wo<u>'''m'''</u>an
|-
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| n || /nˠ/; also frequently /n̪ˠ/ || N || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''n'''</u>ot, u<u>'''n'''</u>der
| n || /n̪ˠ/; occasionally /n/ || N || <AudioButton>phoneme_006E-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || <u>'''n'''</u>ot, u<u>'''n'''</u>der || /n/ is considered neither broad nor slender
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| p || /pˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ??
| p || /pˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_0070-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ??
|-
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| r || /ɾˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ?? || always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
| r || /ɾˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_027E-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ?? || always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
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| s || /sˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ??
| s || /sˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_0073-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ??
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| t || /t̪ˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ??
| t || /t̪ˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_0074-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ??
|-
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| v || /w/~/vˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ?? || loan consonant
| v || /w/~/vˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ?? || loan consonant
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| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || ?? || loan consonant
| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ?? || loan consonant
|}
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! colspan="6" | Slender Consonants
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Revision as of 08:20, 25 June 2018



Vowels
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example
a /a/ AA <AudioButton>phoneme_0061.mp3</AudioButton> father, spa
á /ɑ:/ AO <AudioButton>phoneme_0061-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> call, far
e /ɛ/ EH <AudioButton>phoneme_025B.mp3</AudioButton> tell, get
é /e:/ EY <AudioButton>phoneme_0065-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> bait, pay
i /ɪ/ IH <AudioButton>phoneme_026A.mp3</AudioButton> in, hit
í /i:/ IY <AudioButton>phoneme_0069-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> tree, mean, he
o /ɔ/ AH <AudioButton>phoneme_0254.mp3</AudioButton> tug, wonder
ó /o:/ OW <AudioButton>phoneme_006F-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> roll, toe, road
u /ʌ/ UH <AudioButton>phoneme_028C.mp3</AudioButton> gut, fun
ú /u:/ UW <AudioButton>phoneme_0075-02D0.mp3</AudioButton> too, rude


Broad Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
b /bˠ/ B <AudioButton>phoneme_0062-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> broom, boy
c /k/ K <AudioButton>phoneme_006B.mp3</AudioButton> cut, key
d /d̪ˠ/ D <AudioButton>phoneme_0064-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> do, under
f /fˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0066-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ??
g /ɡ/ G <AudioButton>phoneme_0261.mp3</AudioButton> goo, egg
h /h/ HH <AudioButton>phoneme_0068.mp3</AudioButton> honey, hello Neither broad nor slender
l /l̪ˠ/; occasionally /l/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ?? /l/ is considered neither broad nor slender
ll /l̪ˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ??
m /mˠ/ M <AudioButton>phoneme_006D-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> moo, woman
n /n̪ˠ/; occasionally /n/ N <AudioButton>phoneme_006E-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> not, under /n/ is considered neither broad nor slender
p /pˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0070-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ??
r /ɾˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_027E-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ?? always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
s /sˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0073-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ??
t /t̪ˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0074-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ??
v /w/~/vˠ/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> ?? loan consonant
z /zˠ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_-02E0.mp3</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
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