IPA for Central Isles Creole

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The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Central Isles Creole 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
b ? ? bear
? ? bear
d ? ? dawn
? ? dawn
ð ? ? they
ðˀ ? ? they
ɣ ? ? agave (Spanish)
ɣˀ ? ? agave (Spanish)
f ? ? face
h ? ? have
j ? ? yawn
? ? yawn
k ? ? scar
? ? car
? ? car
? ? square
kʷʰ ? ? quite
l ? ? light
? ? light
m ? ? man
? ? man
n ? ? new
? ? new
ŋ ? ? long
ŋˀ ? ? long
p ? ? spin
? ? pin
? ? pin
q kaqèθ magic Iraq
èqhàte prophecy Quran
? ? Quran
ɹ ? ? right
ɹˀ ? ? right
ʃ ? ? shield
t ? ? star
? ? tar
? ? tar
t͡ʃ ? ? cheese
t͡ʃʰ ? ? cheese
t͡ʃˣ ? ? cheese
t͡θ ? ? width
t͡θʰ ? ? width
t͡θˣ ? ? width
θ ? ? thing
v ? ? violin
? ? violin
w ? ? war
? ? war
x ? ? loch
? ? white
χ χaan art doch (German)
χʷ χwaχòn lifetime white
ʒ ? ? treasure
ʒˀ ? ? treasure
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a ? ? father
? ? father
aːː ? ? father
ã ? ? can
ãː ? ? can
ãːː ? ? can
ɪ ? ? bid
? ? meet
iːː ? ? meet
ɪ̃ ? ? bin
ĩː ? ? bean
ĩːː ? ? bean
? ? thought
o̞ː ? ? thought
o̞ːː ? ? thought
õ̞ ? ? bone
õ̞ː ? ? bone
õ̞ːː ? ? bone
ʊ ? ? book
? ? boot
uːː ? ? boot
ʊ̃ ? ? bun
ũː ? ? boon
ũːː ? ? boon
Tones
˥ ? ?
˩ ? ? Syllabic consonants
ð̩ ? ? they
ð̩ˀ ? ? they
ɣ̍ ? ? agave (Spanish)
ɣ̍ˀ ? ? agave (Spanish)
? ? light
l̩ˀ ? ? light
? ? man
m̩ˀ ? ? man
? ? new
n̩ˀ ? ? new
ŋ̍ ? ? long
ŋ̍ˀ ? ? long
ɹ̩ ? ? right
ɹ̩ˀ ? ? right
? ? violin
v̩ˀ ? ? violin
ʒ̍ ? ? treasure
ʒ̍ˀ ? ? treasure