The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Rheinwallisch Kreol 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.
| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
bluum
|
bloom
|
| x
|
Licht
|
Loch
|
| ç
|
Licht (allophone of coda /x/)
|
hue
|
| ∅
|
Licht (non-prounciation of /x/)
|
phlegm
|
| d
|
dag
|
day
|
| (d)ʒ
|
Jungel
|
jungle
|
| f
|
free
|
free
|
| g
|
guud
|
good
|
| h
|
hallo
|
hello
|
| j
|
jaer
|
year
|
| k
|
Kabel
|
cable
|
| l
|
liv
|
live
|
| m
|
Maus
|
mouse
|
| n
|
Nord
|
north
|
| ŋ
|
Ring
|
ring
|
| p
|
Preis
|
price
|
| r
|
Kreol
|
creole (all rhotics)
|
| s
|
Sport
|
sport
|
| ʃ
|
Schild, Sport (variant)
|
shield
|
| t
|
Tick
|
Tick
|
| (t)s
|
Elektricitie
|
electricity
|
| (t)ʃ
|
China
|
china
|
| v
|
Violin
|
violin
|
| w
|
Water
|
water
|
| z
|
zero
|
zero
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Vowels
|
| a
|
appel
|
club
|
| a
|
Fader, Staan
|
father
|
| ɛ
|
Elk
|
elk
|
| eː~ɛɪ
|
Jeer, slæpen, heven
|
café
|
| ə
|
de
|
the (unstressed)
|
| ɔ
|
Stop
|
cloth
|
| oː~ɔʊ
|
Kroon, open
|
crown
|
| ɪ
|
bit
|
bit
|
| iː
|
diep, Dipool
|
deep
|
| ʊ
|
Grund
|
book
|
| uː
|
guud, Bruder
|
book
|
| Semivowels
|
| j
|
Bayern
|
yawn
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
| ˌ
|
Secondary stress
|
|
|