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IPA for Central Isles Creole

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
bˀ b'uur to hate bear
d xenʃàd jug dawn
dˀ kùd' 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
jˀ tany'èn performance yawn
k kax skin scar
kʰ ʃukh color car
kˣ kxiih new moon car
kʷ kwee horn square
kʷʰ kwhol dream quite
l làa quiet light
lˀ tabl'à injury light
m mitè weak man
mˀ um'ò wild animal man
n na to break new
nˀ n'a star new
ŋ uŋète ritual long
ŋˀ uŋ'òn monster long
p ipò skull spin
pʰ xanph watering hole pin
pˣ pxu onto pin
q kaqèθ magic Iraq
qʰ èqhàte prophecy Quran
qˣ iqxàn crescent Quran
ɹ warò taboo right
ɹˀ koor'à frog right
ʃ ʃan from shield
t teð' night star
tʰ than torch tar
tˣ txoo demon tar
t͡ʃ tʃin wing cheese
t͡θ tθii dangerous width
θ θa strong thing
v èvu to cover violin
vˀ v'oʃù to tie violin
w wimèh shape war
wˀ w'èn'a sign war
x xò to make loch
xʷ 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
aː qaar' fate father
aːː yetʃàaa to warn father
ã an face can
ãː xètraan to injure can
ãːː aaa giant can
e̞ e soup bed
e̞ː hèeʃi to protect bed
e̞ːː leeeð to laugh bed
ẽ̞ kumèn morning ben
ẽ̞ː lèen omen ben
ẽ̞ːː hèeen fried skin ben
ɪ oʃkìʃ curtain bid
iː tʃii message meet
iːː n'ìii elder meet
ɪ̃ ʃin tree bin
ĩː ɣiin cod bean
ĩːː liiin boar bean
o̞ iw'ò brush thought
o̞ː vooxà friend thought
o̞ːː looo stew thought
õ̞ ʃònxu to avoid bone
õ̞ː iʃòon part bone
õ̞ːː tooon sea turtle bone
ʊ thuv claw book
uː uu bone boot
uːː wùuu word boot
ʊ̃ tun dim light bun
ũː ʃeyùun storehouse boon
ũːː ʒoʃùuun self-taught boon
Syllabic consonants
ð̩ ɣð́ accessory they
ð̩ˀ n'ð̀' beautiful they
ɣ̍ kɣ́màð to fix agave (Spanish)
ɣ̍ˀ ɣ́' small unit of soldiers agave (Spanish)
l̩ ðĺdà high-pitched ocarina light
l̩ˀ tʃl̀' stretched hide light
m̩ m̀veʃ seven man
m̩ˀ ʃm̀'ŋ'ur lava man
n̩ xǹtʃḿ world new
n̩ˀ ń' water new
ŋ̍ ŋ̀thèχna symbol long
ŋ̍ˀ ŋ́' gold long
ɹ̩ mòoɣŕ law right
ɹ̩ˀ nr̀'wad nail right
v̩ nàb'v́ contraceptive violin
v̩ˀ lv̀' wave violin
ʒ̍ lʒ̀ to know treasure
ʒ̍ˀ mupʒ̀' wrong treasure
Tones
˥ koo five
˩ lyànì leprosy
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