IPA for Umbrean

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Umbrean 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 big
bw
p spiral
t Time
tw
d day
dw
k cake
kw Aqua (Latin)
g grip
gw Leguana
f fish
v vacant
s sip
sw
z zoo
t͡s cats
t͡sʲ
t͡sw
d͡z heads
d͡zw
k͡x
k͡xw
ʃ ship
ʃw
ʒ measure
x loch, själv (Swedish)
xw
g him
m
n
nw
ŋ Sing
ŋʲ
ŋw
l Lever
lw Louis (French)
IPA Examples nearest English equivalent
Vowels
a únyámàt stack, carro (Portuguese)
tèt bed, bebé (Spanish)
ə̥ nyhë potatoe, lentement (French)
i ghì key (but shorter), fini (French)
márònh coat, todo (Spanish)
u gbìchú you (but shorter), ou (French)
Tones
◌́ hád High tone
◌̀ kèpár Low tone
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress