The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Soc'ul' 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 |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
ba
|
translation
|
bear
|
| bˀ
|
ba
|
translation
|
bear
|
| d
|
da
|
translation
|
dawn
|
| dˀ
|
da
|
translation
|
dawn
|
| k
|
ca
|
translation
|
scar
|
| kʰ
|
ca
|
translation
|
car
|
| l
|
la
|
translation
|
light
|
| lˀ
|
la
|
translation
|
light
|
| m
|
ma
|
translation
|
man
|
| mˀ
|
ma
|
translation
|
man
|
| n
|
na
|
translation
|
new
|
| nˀ
|
na
|
translation
|
new
|
| ŋ
|
na
|
translation
|
long
|
| ŋˀ
|
na
|
translation
|
long
|
| pf
|
pa
|
translation
|
pferd (German)
|
| r
|
ra
|
translation
|
carro (Spanish)
|
| rˀ
|
ra
|
translation
|
carro (Spanish)
|
| s
|
sa
|
translation
|
sweet
|
| ʃ
|
sca
|
translation
|
shield
|
| t
|
ta
|
translation
|
star
|
| tʰ
|
ta
|
translation
|
tar
|
| t͡s
|
ta
|
translation
|
cats
|
| t͡ʃ
|
ca
|
translation
|
cheese
|
| v
|
va
|
translation
|
violin
|
| vˀ
|
va
|
translation
|
violin
|
|
| IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Vowels
|
| a
|
aa
|
translation
|
father
|
| ə
|
ea
|
translation
|
love, among
|
| i
|
ia
|
translation
|
meet
|
| y
|
ya
|
translation
|
über (German)
|
| o̞
|
oa
|
translation
|
note
|
| u
|
ua
|
translation
|
boot
|
| Semivowels
|
| j
|
ia
|
translation
|
yawn
|
| w
|
ia
|
translation
|
war
|
| Pitch
|
| ˥
|
High pitch
|
| ˧
|
Mid pitch
|
| ˩
|
Low pitch
|
| ˥˧
|
High falling pitch
|
| ˧˩
|
Low falling pitch
|
| ˥˩
|
Sharp falling pitch
|
| ˧˥
|
High rising pitch
|
| ˩˧
|
Low rising pitch
|
| ˩˥
|
Sharp rising pitch
|
|
|