IPA for Gwaxol

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The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Gwaxol 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
d hadat³ field dawn
g giyat⁴ shame gone
gwoh¹ to eat iguana
ɣ ğaxat⁵ front agave (Spanish)
ɣʷ rewla³ hand agua (Spanish)
h hos³ to see head
ʝ ney³ to ride rayo (Spanish)
k kot³ to fish scar
gwokwë¹ friend square
ɮ lëkat¹ day after tomorrow арал (Mongolian)
ɬ łëmol⁵ fire алтан (Mongolian)
m mag³ surrounded man
n xwenat¹ stagnant water new
ŋ ngïrol¹ peccary long
ŋʷ nwulla³ long beard penguin
r röla³ leather carro (Spanish)
s s complete, finished sweet
t tekw³ sharp star
x soxox¹ exhausted juga (Spanish)
harxwë⁶ to complain white
z hazat³ incisor zebra
nzörxat¹ boiled meat pans
θ thër² to swell thorn
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
ɑ la to increase father
e xegwe³ stubborn leo (Spanish)
ɛ xä³ weak bet
ə hëgw⁶ to look for love, among
i xi to wash oneself meet
ɨ ğïs⁵ lost roses
o hoğe³ to make oneself at home hombre (Spanish)
ɵ kwölla³ right hand бөх (Mongolian)
u gum⁶ to hesitate boot
ʉ kü to sew tube
Tone
˥-˥ koy¹ to give
˩-˩ töng² narrow
˥-˧ gëkwë³ man
˧-˩ xam all
˩-˥ ğor unfortunate
˥-˩-˧ hekan important
IPA Example Translation
Devoiced consonants
had³ to scratch
lag low-quality
g̊ʷ magw¹ to walk slowly
ɣ̊ hoğ³ backward
ɣ̊ʷ rew³ to take
ʝ̊ koy³ to throw
ɮ̊ sol³ to consider
hïłëm to turn around
hon beautiful
ŋ̊ ng¹ to bear
ŋ̊ʷ nginw to suck out venom
kar exalted
gwiz³ wide
z̥̃ nz to measure
IPA Example Translation
Voiced consonants
hmï⁴ it is carrying it
łëkla³ bowl
k̬ʷ kwakwla³ baby
ɬ̬ kwitałmö³ to be sick
sla¹ testicle
hatmï³ it is collecting it
rewyüxla³ bad hand
x̬ʷ nixwla³ awning
θ̬ xwöthlöy⁵ to make cold