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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Maryan Coptic pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
Consonants
|
b
|
ⲕⲣⲁⲙⲃⲏ
|
ball
|
β
|
ⲃⲱⲕ, ⲥⲁⲃⲟ, ⲛⲩⲃ
|
lavar (Spanish)
|
f
|
ϥⲁⲓ
|
far
|
h
|
ϩⲓⲙⲉ, ⲉⲛⲉϩ
|
high
|
j
|
ⲓⲱⲧ, ⲁⲓⲁⲓ
|
yawn
|
k
|
ⲕⲁϩⲉ, ⲁⲛⲟⲕ
|
scorn
|
kʰ
|
Ⲭⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲕϩ
|
copy
|
l
|
ⲗⲁⲥ, ⲃⲟⲗ
|
light (light "l")
|
m
|
ⲙⲩ, ⲁⲛⲟⲙ
|
meat
|
n
|
ⲛⲁⲓ, ⲁⲛⲟⲛ
|
night
|
ŋ
|
ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ, ⲙⲩⲛⲕ
|
sing
|
p
|
ⲏⲡⲉ, ⲥⲟⲡ
|
spoon
|
pʰ
|
ⲫⲁϩⲩ, ϣⲫⲏⲣ
|
pint
|
ɾ
|
ⲣⲩϩⲉ, ⲩⲣⲟ, ⲛⲟϥⲉⲣ
|
butter (GA), hablar (Spanish)
|
s
|
ⲥⲱⲛⲉ
|
sentence
|
ʃ
|
ϣⲓⲕⲉ, ⲁⲛⲁϣ
|
pushed
|
t
|
ⲧⲱⲣⲉ, ⲁⲫⲟⲧ
|
started
|
tʰ
|
ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ, ⲑⲟ
|
tire
|
t͡ʃ
|
ϫⲟⲓ, ⲙⲁϣϫ
|
cheeses
|
t͡ʃʰ
|
ϭⲟⲓⲥ, ⲟϭⲃⲉ
|
As above, with aspiration
|
w
|
ⲉⲙⲱⳣⲉ, ⳣⲁ
|
wink
|
x
|
ⲗⲁϧⲏⲃⲥ, ⲱⲛϧ
|
loch, хороший (Russian)
|
ʔ
|
ⲫⲁϩⲩ, ⲩⲣⲟ[1] /ˈpʰaʔhu/, /uˈɾɔʔ/
|
uh-oh
|
|
IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
Short vowels
|
ä
|
ⲁⲛⲁϣ
|
prach (Czech)
|
e
|
ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ[2]
|
joué (French)
|
ɛ
|
ⲁϣϫⲉⳕ, ϩⲉⲙⲥⲉ
|
bed
|
ə
|
ⲓⲟⲧⲉ, ⲉⲛⲉϩ
|
about
|
i
|
ϫⲓⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ, ⲥⲓⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ[3]
|
lucky, grease
|
ɔ
|
ⲟⲛⲉⲛ, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ
|
choice, słowo (Polish)
|
o
|
ⲥⲱⲙⲁ, ⲁⲅⲱⲛ[2]
|
bok (Afrikaans)
|
u
|
ⲥⲩⲥⲩ, ⲧⲁⲓⲩ, ⲗⲩⲧⲏⲣ[3]
|
you, ou (French)
|
Long vowels
|
eː
|
Ⲭⲏⲙⲉ, ⲥⲁⲃⲏ
|
Seele (German)
|
iː
|
ⲫⲓⲧⲉ, ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ
|
Ziel (German)
|
oː
|
ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ, ⲥⲱⲛⲉ
|
åka (Swedish)
|
uː
|
ⲛⲩϥⲉ, ⲥⲩⲥⲩ
|
Fuß (German)
|
Stress
|
ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
ˌ
|
Secondary stress
|
Diphthongs
|
äɪ̯
|
ⲁⲓⲁⲓ
|
nice
|
äʊ̯
|
ⲙⲁⲩ
|
how
|
ɛɪ̯
|
ⲙⲉⲓ
|
say
|
ɛʊ̯
|
ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ, ϭⲙⲉⲩ
|
no equivalent
|
əɪ̯
|
ⲁⲕϫⲁⲙⲉⲓ
|
no equivalent
|
eˑɪ̯
|
ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ
|
say (but longer)
|
eˑu̯
|
ⲑⲏⲩ, ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩⲧ
|
no equivalent
|
iˑu̯
|
ⲥⲓⲩ
|
ew (but longer)
|
ɔɪ̯
|
ϭⲟⲓⲥ
|
moist
|
ɔu̯
|
ϩⲟⲩ
|
row
|
oˑɪ̯
|
ⲱⲓⲕ
|
moist (but longer)
|
oˑu̯
|
ⲉⲥⲱⲩ, ⲑⲱⲩⲧⲉ
|
row (but longer)
|
uˑɪ̯
|
ⲙⲩⲓ
|
like chewy
|
|
|
- ^ Usually left untranscribed and only found in short stressed vowels.
- ^ a b Used in loan words, mainly of Greek origin.
- ^ a b Used in loan words, mainly of Greek origin, and morphemes.