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 barè tadpole bear
b'uur to hate bear
d xenʃàd jug dawn
d' two dawn
ð aaað to show they
ðˀ að' wood they
ɣ xènɣòoχ to predict agave (Spanish)
ɣˀ ɣ'en eight agave (Spanish)
f fer lemon face
h w'ah to throw have
j yoo bird yawn
tany'èn performance yawn
k kax skin scar
ʃukh color car
kxiih new moon car
kwee horn square
kʷʰ kwhol dream quite
l làa quiet light
tabl'à injury light
m mitè weak man
um'ò wild animal man
n na to break new
n'a star new
ŋ uŋète ritual long
ŋˀ uŋ'òn monster long
p ipò skull spin
xanph watering hole pin
pxu onto pin
q kaqèθ magic Iraq
èqhàte prophecy Quran
iqxàn crescent Quran
ɹ warò taboo right
ɹˀ koor'à frog right
ʃ ʃan from shield
t teð' night star
than torch tar
txoo demon tar
t͡ʃ in wing cheese
t͡θ ii dangerous width
θ θa strong thing
v èvu to cover violin
v'oʃù to tie violin
w wimèh shape war
w'èn'a sign war
x xò to make loch
xwan rice white
χ χaan art doch (German)
χʷ χwaχòn lifetime white
ʒ ʒà afternoon treasure
ʒˀ mùuʒ' too much treasure
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a ah moon father
qaar' fate father
aːː yetʃàaa to warn father
ã an face can
ãː xètraan to injure can
ãːː ? ? can
e soup bed
e̞ː hèeʃi to protect bed
e̞ːː leeeð to laugh bed
ẽ̞ kumèn morning ben
ẽ̞ː lèen omen ben
ẽ̞ːː ? ? ben
ɪ oʃkìʃ curtain bid
ii message meet
iːː ? ? meet
ɪ̃ ʃin tree bin
ĩː ? ? bean
ĩːː ? ? bean
iw'ò brush thought
o̞ː voo friend thought
o̞ːː looo stew thought
õ̞ ʃònxu to avoid bone
õ̞ː òon part bone
õ̞ːː ? ? bone
ʊ thuv claw book
uu bone boot
uːː wùuu word boot
ʊ̃ tun dim light bun
ũː ? ? boon
ũːː ? ? boon
Syllabic consonants
ð̩ ? ? they
ð̩ˀ ? ? they
ɣ̍ ? ? agave (Spanish)
ɣ̍ˀ ? ? agave (Spanish)
? ? light
l̩ˀ ? ? light
veʃ seven man
m̩ˀ ? ? man
xǹtʃḿ world new
n̩ˀ ? ? new
ŋ̍ ŋ̀thèχna symbol long
ŋ̍ˀ ? ? long
ɹ̩ ? ? right
ɹ̩ˀ ? ? right
? ? violin
v̩ˀ ? ? violin
ʒ̍ ? ? treasure
ʒ̍ˀ ? ? treasure
Tones
˥ koo five
˩ lyà leprosy