The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Pomorian pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
Consonants
|
b
|
būti
|
ball
|
t̪͡s̪
|
celti
|
cats
|
t͡sʲ
|
ciūha
|
цікавы cikavy (Belarusian)
|
t͡ʃ
|
čine
|
chill
|
d̪
|
dva
|
do
|
ɟ
|
veďi
|
due, ďaleko (Slovak)
|
d̪͡z̪
|
dzelte
|
kids
|
d͡zʲ
|
dzialia
|
дзьоб dziob (Ukrainian)
|
d͡ʒ
|
džilu
|
jump
|
f
|
Francija
|
far
|
g
|
gålba
|
goose
|
h
|
hū
|
haze
|
j
|
jore
|
yoke
|
k
|
kate
|
cat
|
l
|
lietu
|
look
|
ʎ
|
lioti
|
billion, glielo (Italian)
|
m
|
mūti
|
main
|
n̪
|
nauje
|
night
|
ɲ
|
niaukoti
|
canyon, piñata
|
p
|
puti
|
pile
|
r
|
rąka
|
rolled r, ranta (Finnish)
|
rʲ
|
riuoti
|
rytas
(Lituanian)
|
s̪
|
suolna
|
sight
|
sʲ
|
nesią
|
сісти śisty (Ukrainian)
|
ʃ
|
šįdienė
|
ship
|
t̪
|
try
|
talk
|
c
|
katiå
|
тісто ťisto (Ukrainian)
|
ʋ
|
vyre
|
between v and w
|
w
|
vålia
|
wood
|
z̪
|
zelia
|
zoo
|
zʲ
|
ziūrti
|
зялёны zialiony (Belarusian)
|
ʒ
|
žiema
|
measure
|
|
|
|