The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Ludovian pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. For more information, see Help:IPA.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| b |
manubute[1] |
bear
|
| b̪ |
vular[2] |
between baby and bevy
|
| d |
Ludovia |
today
|
| f |
fima |
fund
|
| g |
ragu[1] |
bag
|
| j |
fiù |
yard
|
| k |
cusa |
back
|
| l |
luminà |
loud
|
| ʎ |
mullà |
million
|
| m |
manu |
more
|
| n |
ludovin |
noose
|
| ɲ |
bogna |
canyon
|
| ŋ |
unclo[3] |
swimming
|
| p |
bon |
speed
|
| p̪ |
fuma[2] |
between speed and food
|
| ɾ |
roz |
GA water
|
| s |
roz[4] |
stand
|
| ʃ |
vusc |
sham
|
| t |
tusa |
sit
|
| v |
savata |
bevy
|
| z |
Zus |
zoo[4]
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| a |
fima |
add
|
| ɑ |
vular |
father
|
| e |
ela |
bed
|
| i |
igla |
happy
|
| o |
roz |
god
|
| u |
luminà |
boot
|
| Suprasegmentals
|
| IPA |
Examples |
Description
|
| ˈ |
fima [ˈfima] |
primary stress
|
| . |
bùa [ˈbu.a] |
syllable boundary
|
|
- ^ a b /p k/ are voiced to /b g/ in intervocalic positions.
- ^ a b /p̪ b̪/ are allophones of /f v/ in word-initial positions where the proceeding sound is not /i/.
- ^ /ŋ/ only appears as an allophone of /n/ before /k/.
- ^ a b /z/ devoices to /s/ in word-final positions.