| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
buono
|
bear
|
| ʋ
|
nêbola
|
was (Swiss German)
|
| d
|
dago
|
dawn
|
| ð̞
|
coda
|
this, dedo (Spanish)
|
| d͡z
|
maize
|
dads
|
| d͡ʒ
|
gi
|
job
|
| f
|
faur
|
for
|
| ɡ
|
ganare
|
good
|
| ɡʷ
|
tregguo
|
language, lingua (Italian, Portuguese)
|
| ɣ˕
|
augonȯ
|
saga (Icelandic)
|
| h
|
hauho
|
haunt
|
| ç
|
ic
|
hue (Received pronunciation), ich (German)
|
| k
|
can
|
car (Received pronunciation)
|
| kʰ
|
polchar
|
cat
|
| kʷ
|
qo
|
query, quando (Italian, Portuguese)
|
| x
|
Lûthico
|
loch (Scottish English), Buch (German)
|
| l
|
luce
|
light
|
| ʎ
|
taġliare
|
million, alho (Portuguese)
|
| m
|
mano
|
man
|
| n
|
niu
|
new
|
| ŋ
|
laggo
|
long
|
| ɲ
|
poġnalare
|
canyon, banhar (Portuguese)
|
| p
|
pesante
|
peach
|
| pʰ
|
philosophia
|
pin
|
| p͡f
|
inferno
|
helpful
|
| ʀ
|
ferro
|
Guttural R: Rou (Luxembourgish); ירוק (Hebrew)
|
| ʁ
|
ratto
|
Guttural R: Northumbrian burr, regarder (French)
|
| ɾ
|
taugiare
|
better (in some dialects; a flap), pero (Spanish)
|
| s
|
spesso
|
sea
|
| ʃ
|
asciugare
|
shield
|
| t
|
tvi
|
teen
|
| tʰ
|
Gôthico
|
untasteful
|
| θ
|
þû
|
thing
|
| t͡θ
|
anþero
|
think (New York)
|
| t͡s
|
ziu
|
cats
|
| t͡ʃ
|
ce
|
check
|
| v
|
vi
|
violin
|
| z
|
naso
|
zebra
|
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