IPA for Rhinevalian Creole

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Rheinwallisch Kreol 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 Examples (nearest English) equivalent
Consonants
b bluum bloom
x Licht Loch
ç Licht (allophone of coda /x/) hue
Licht (non-prounciation of /x/) phlegm
d dag day
(d)ʒ Jungel jungle
f free free
g guud good
h hallo hello
j jaer year
k Kabel cable
l liv live
m Maus mouse
n Nord north
ŋ Ring ring
p Preis price
r Kreol creole (all rhotics)
s Sport sport
ʃ Schild, Sport (variant) shield
t Tick Tick
(t)s Elektricitie electricity
(t)ʃ China china
v Violin violin
w Water water
z zero zero
IPA Examples (nearest English) equivalent
Vowels
a appel club
a Fader, Staan father
ɛ Elk elk
eː~ɛɪ Jeer, slæpen, heven café
ə de the (unstressed)
ɔ Stop cloth
oː~ɔʊ Kroon, open crown
ɪ bit bit
diep, Dipool deep
ʊ Grund book
guud, Bruder book
Semivowels
j Bayern yawn
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress