The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Central Isles Creole 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.
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| IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
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| Vowels
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| a
|
ah
|
moon
|
father
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| aː
|
qaar'
|
fate
|
father
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| aːː
|
yetʃàaa
|
to warn
|
father
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| ã
|
an
|
face
|
can
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| ãː
|
xètraan
|
to injure
|
can
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| ãːː
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
| e̞
|
e
|
soup
|
bed
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| e̞ː
|
hèeʃi
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to protect
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bed
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| e̞ːː
|
leeeð
|
to laugh
|
bed
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| ẽ̞
|
kumèn
|
morning
|
ben
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| ẽ̞ː
|
lèen
|
omen
|
ben
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| ẽ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
ben
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| ɪ
|
oʃkìʃ
|
curtain
|
bid
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| iː
|
tʃii
|
message
|
meet
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| iːː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
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| ɪ̃
|
ʃin
|
tree
|
bin
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| ĩː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
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| ĩːː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
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| o̞
|
iw'ò
|
brush
|
thought
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| o̞ː
|
vooxà
|
friend
|
thought
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| o̞ːː
|
looo
|
stew
|
thought
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| õ̞
|
ʃònxu
|
to avoid
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bone
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| õ̞ː
|
iʃòon
|
part
|
bone
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| õ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
bone
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| ʊ
|
thuv
|
claw
|
book
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| uː
|
uu
|
bone
|
boot
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| uːː
|
wùuu
|
word
|
boot
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| ʊ̃
|
tun
|
dim light
|
bun
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| ũː
|
?
|
?
|
boon
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| ũːː
|
?
|
?
|
boon
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| Syllabic consonants
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| ð̩
|
?
|
?
|
they
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| ð̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
they
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| ɣ̍
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
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| ɣ̍ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
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| l̩
|
?
|
?
|
light
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| l̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
light
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| m̩
|
m̀veʃ
|
seven
|
man
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| m̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
man
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| n̩
|
xǹtʃḿ
|
world
|
new
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| n̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
new
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| ŋ̍
|
ŋ̀thèχna
|
symbol
|
long
|
| ŋ̍ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
long
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| ɹ̩
|
?
|
?
|
right
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| ɹ̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
right
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| v̩
|
?
|
?
|
violin
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| v̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
violin
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| ʒ̍
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
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| ʒ̍ˀ
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?
|
?
|
treasure
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| Tones
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| ˥
|
koo
|
five
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| ˩
|
lyànì
|
leprosy
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