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== Vowels ==


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== Standard Consonants ==


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| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_007A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ?? || loan consonant
| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || <AudioButton>phoneme_007A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> || ?? || loan consonant
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== Lenited Consonants ==


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| th || /h/ || HH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello || Silent if at the end of a syllable
| th || /h/ || HH || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello || Silent if at the end of a syllable
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== Eclipsed Consonants ==


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| ng || n || g || /ŋ/ || NG || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || wi<u>'''ng'''</u>, thi<u>'''ng'''</u> ||  
| ng || n || g || /ŋ/ || NG || <AudioButton></AudioButton> || wi<u>'''ng'''</u>, thi<u>'''ng'''</u> ||  
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Revision as of 09:59, 25 June 2018

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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

Standard Consonants

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/; /l/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ?? occasionally /l/, which 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/; /n/ N <AudioButton>phoneme_006E-032A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> not, under occasionally /n/, which 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_007A-02E0.mp3</AudioButton> ?? loan consonant
Slender Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme EX Phonetic Example Notes
b /bʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0062-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ??
c /c/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0063.mp3</AudioButton> ??
d /dʑ/ JH <AudioButton>phoneme_0064-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> fidget, fridge /dʲ/ in other dialects*
f /fʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0066-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ??
g /ɟ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_025F.mp3</AudioButton> ?? Not in Wikipedia*
h /h/ HH <AudioButton>phoneme_0068.mp3</AudioButton> honey, hello Neither broad nor slender
l /lʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> million, will you
ll /lʲ/; /l̪ʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_006C-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ?? occasionally /l̪ʲ/
m /mʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_006D-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ??
n /nʲ/ N Y <AudioButton>phoneme_006E-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> sinew, minion
p /pʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0070-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ??
r /ɾʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_027E-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ?? always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
s /ɕ/ SH <AudioButton>phoneme_0283.mp3</AudioButton> sip, wish /ʃ/ in other dialects*
t /tʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0074-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ??
v /vʲ/ ?? <AudioButton>phoneme_0076-02B2.mp3</AudioButton> ?? loan consonant
z /ʑ/ ZH <AudioButton>phoneme_0292.mp3</AudioButton> vision loan consonant; /ʒ/ in other dialects*

Lenited Consonants

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/ — <AudioButton></AudioButton> (no equivalent) /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel
fh silent <SIL> — (silent)
gh /ɣ/ — <AudioButton></AudioButton> (no equivalent) /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel
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/ ?? <AudioButton></AudioButton> hue (pronounced strongly); ?? used unless between vowels
ch* /h/ HH <AudioButton></AudioButton> honey, hello only used between vowels
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 Consonants

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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