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.
| IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
?
|
?
|
bear
|
| bˀ
|
?
|
?
|
bear
|
| d
|
?
|
?
|
dawn
|
| dˀ
|
?
|
?
|
dawn
|
| ɣ
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
|
| ɣˀ
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
|
| j
|
?
|
?
|
yawn
|
| jˀ
|
?
|
?
|
yawn
|
| k
|
?
|
?
|
scar
|
| kʰ
|
?
|
?
|
car
|
| kʷ
|
?
|
?
|
square
|
| kʷʰ
|
?
|
?
|
quite
|
| l
|
?
|
?
|
light
|
| lˀ
|
?
|
?
|
light
|
| m
|
?
|
?
|
man
|
| mˀ
|
?
|
?
|
man
|
| n
|
?
|
?
|
new
|
| nˀ
|
?
|
?
|
new
|
| ŋ
|
?
|
?
|
long
|
| ŋˀ
|
?
|
?
|
long
|
| ʃ
|
?
|
?
|
shield
|
| t
|
?
|
?
|
star
|
| tʰ
|
?
|
?
|
tar
|
| t͡ʃ
|
?
|
?
|
cheese
|
| v
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
| vˀ
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
| w
|
?
|
?
|
war
|
| wˀ
|
?
|
?
|
war
|
| x
|
?
|
?
|
loch
|
| xʷ
|
?
|
?
|
white
|
|
| IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
|
| Vowels
|
| a
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
| aː
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
| aːː
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
| i
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
| iː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
| iːː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
| o̞
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
| o̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
| o̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
| u
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
| uː
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
| uːː
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
| Tone
|
| ˥
|
?
|
?
|
| ˩
|
?
|
?
|
|