| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
bellò
|
ball
|
| d
|
duç
|
kind
|
| d͡z
|
adsorbèr
|
ads
|
| d͡ʒ
|
dxinn
|
jump
|
| f
|
franceso
|
far
|
| g
|
glaç, gatò, guerra, ljengüa
|
agree
|
| k
|
cançò, qui, qüator
|
scanning
|
| l
|
lontra
|
looking
|
| ɫ
|
alqué, el
|
peel
|
| ʎ
|
filjó
|
lure (some accents), tagliatelle (Italian)
|
| m
|
mondò
|
meat
|
| n
|
lûna
|
night
|
| ŋ
|
strânguèr, blanco
|
sing
|
| ɲ
|
monjà
|
canyon, banhar (Portuguese)
|
| p
|
piatà
|
spoon
|
| ɾ
|
stérar, frecar
|
free, palavra (Portuguese)
|
| ʁ
|
pûrrar, roxo
|
révolution (French)
|
| s
|
sul, crassò
|
sentence
|
| ʃ
|
xâsèr, proxo, corìx
|
pushed
|
| t
|
terra, côctar
|
started
|
| t͡s
|
ts
|
cats
|
| t͡ʃ
|
txaljô
|
cheeses
|
| v
|
viéxo
|
aviary
|
| z
|
nasò, zéro
|
zoo
|
| ʒ
|
gigantè, ljégeo, jocar
|
pleasure
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Vowels
|
| a
|
antic, à
|
stack, carro (Portuguese)
|
| e
|
té, luxer
|
play, joué (French)
|
| ɛ
|
genjò, elè, pê
|
bed
|
| ə
|
vemeljo, vetèr
|
about
|
| i
|
ixir
|
key (but shorter), fini (French)
|
| o
|
solò, sèco
|
coat, eau (French)
|
| ɔ
|
célò, cô
|
brawl (but shorter), słowo (Polish)
|
| ø
|
eûgostò
|
jeûne (French)
|
| œ
|
beur, poer
|
hut (Afrikaans)
|
| u
|
xuva
|
you (but shorter), ou (French)
|
| y
|
lûna
|
cute (Scottish), tuer (French)
|
| Semi-vowels
|
| ɥ
|
nùerro
|
nuit (French)
|
| j
|
graviò, traïar
|
yawn
|
| w
|
ljengüa
|
wink
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
| ˌ
|
Secondary stress
|
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