IPA for Cabot Creole

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The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Etlish 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 Example Translation (near) equivalent
Consonants
h hotsé flute head
j tsi:yą̀ seal yawn
k ko:rè oak scar
khó:t coat car
squǫ́: spoon square
kʷʰ quhosì cat quite
l le:stó ice light
ɹ ró:t road right
s sált salt sweet
t ta:rú: woodpecker star
thįthį́: bluejay tar
t͡s tsahę́ bean cats
t͡sʰ tsha:rǫ́ tobacco cats
w wilù: woman war
ʔ ál arrow uh-oh
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a atoką́ axe father
a:mą́ water father
ã mą́n man can
ãː tą:sę́ mosquito can
e tsé dog bait
wé:t box bait
thę́t tent Ben
ẽː mę:kų̀n bacon Ben
ə uquè man love, among
əː karu:tą́ tree love, among
ə̃ mų́n one bun
ə̃ː mų: thank you bun
i iltsų́: stone meet
sí:k sheep meet
ĩ rį́k ring bean
ĩː mį́:t meat bean
o worą́ wind thought
ó:s year thought
õ hǫmèt helmet bone
õː ǫ:khą́ snow bone
Pitch
á emę́ walrus
à itshù fish
âː kąką́: crow
ǎː si:rò: zero
IPA Example Translation
Consonant Allophones
d͡z katsák pants
d͡ʒ lo:tsį̀s jeans
g tuké: beach
luquǫ́ bridge
m hemę̀ heaven
n tinų̀ evening
ŋ mį́nk buttermilk
ɾ utú lake
ʃ a’asį́ ptarmigan
t͡ʃ tseláy July
t͡ʃʰ tshí:s cheese