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| a || /a/ || AA || f<u>'''a'''</u>ther, sp<u>'''a'''</u> | | a || /a/ || AA || f<u>'''a'''</u>ther, sp<u>'''a'''</u> | ||
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| á || /ɑ:/|| AO || c<u>'''a'''</u>ll, f<u>'''a'''</u>r | | á || /ɑ:/ || AO || c<u>'''a'''</u>ll, f<u>'''a'''</u>r | ||
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| e || /ɛ/|| EH || t<u>'''e'''</u>ll, g<u>'''e'''</u>t | | e || /ɛ/ || EH || t<u>'''e'''</u>ll, g<u>'''e'''</u>t | ||
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| é || /e:/|| EY || b<u>'''ai'''</u>t, p<u>'''a'''</u>y | | é || /e:/ || EY || b<u>'''ai'''</u>t, p<u>'''a'''</u>y | ||
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| i || /ɪ/|| IH || <u>'''i'''</u>n, h<u>'''i'''</u>t | | i || /ɪ/ || IH || <u>'''i'''</u>n, h<u>'''i'''</u>t | ||
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| í || /i:/|| IY || tr<u>'''ee'''</u>, m<u>'''ea'''</u>n, h<u>'''e'''</u> | | í || /i:/ || IY || tr<u>'''ee'''</u>, m<u>'''ea'''</u>n, h<u>'''e'''</u> | ||
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| o || /ɔ/|| AH || t<u>'''u'''</u>g, w<u>'''o'''</u>nder | | o || /ɔ/ || AH || t<u>'''u'''</u>g, w<u>'''o'''</u>nder | ||
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| ó || /o:/|| OW || r<u>'''o'''</u>ll, t<u>'''o'''</u>e, r<u>'''o'''</u>ad | | ó || /o:/ || OW || r<u>'''o'''</u>ll, t<u>'''o'''</u>e, r<u>'''o'''</u>ad | ||
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| u || /ʌ/|| UH || g<u>'''oo'''</u>d, p<u>'''u'''</u>ll | | u || /ʌ/ || UH || g<u>'''oo'''</u>d, p<u>'''u'''</u>ll | ||
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| ú || /u:/|| UW || t<u>'''oo'''</u>, r<u>'''u'''</u>de | | ú || /u:/ || UW || t<u>'''oo'''</u>, r<u>'''u'''</u>de | ||
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! colspan="5" | Broad Consonants | |||
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! style="width:50pt;" | Letter | |||
! style="width:50pt;" | IPA | |||
! style="width:80pt;" | Valve Phoneme | |||
! style="width:100pt;" | Phonetic Example | |||
! style="width:200pt;" | Notes | |||
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| b || /bˠ/ || ?? || <u>'''b'''</u>room | |||
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| c || /k/ || ?? || <u>'''c'''</u>ut, <u>'''k'''</u>ey | |||
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| d || /d̪ˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| f || /fˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| g || /ɡ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| h || /h/ || ?? || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello | |||
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| l || /l/; also frequently /l̪ˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| ll || /l̪ˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| m || /mˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| n || /nˠ/; also frequently /n̪ˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| p || /pˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| r || /ɾˠ/ || ?? || ?? || (always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr) | |||
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| s || /sˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| t || /t̪ˠ/ || ?? || ?? | |||
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| v || /w/~/vˠ/ || ?? || ?? || loan consonant | |||
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| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || ?? || loan consonant | |||
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Revision as of 06:10, 20 June 2018
| Vowels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | IPA | Valve Phoneme | Phonetic Example |
| a | /a/ | AA | father, spa |
| á | /ɑ:/ | AO | call, far |
| e | /ɛ/ | EH | tell, get |
| é | /e:/ | EY | bait, pay |
| i | /ɪ/ | IH | in, hit |
| í | /i:/ | IY | tree, mean, he |
| o | /ɔ/ | AH | tug, wonder |
| ó | /o:/ | OW | roll, toe, road |
| u | /ʌ/ | UH | good, pull |
| ú | /u:/ | UW | too, rude |
| Broad Consonants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | IPA | Valve Phoneme | Phonetic Example | Notes |
| b | /bˠ/ | ?? | broom | |
| c | /k/ | ?? | cut, key | |
| d | /d̪ˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| f | /fˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| g | /ɡ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| h | /h/ | ?? | honey, hello | |
| l | /l/; also frequently /l̪ˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| ll | /l̪ˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| m | /mˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| n | /nˠ/; also frequently /n̪ˠ/ | ?? | ??
| |
| p | /pˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| r | /ɾˠ/ | ?? | ?? | (always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr) |
| s | /sˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| t | /t̪ˠ/ | ?? | ?? | |
| v | /w/~/vˠ/ | ?? | ?? | loan consonant |
| z | /zˠ/ | ?? | ?? | loan consonant |