IPA for Etzeá

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Etzeá 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.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b ssbûr debit
c tyom roughly like RP stew
ç cha hue
d dusa bed
d͡z etz, tzègos lads
d͡ʑ bedzîlin[1] roughly like jam
g gebac beg
j nayos yes
ɟ edyu roughly like RP due
k kuzao beak
l balo lie
ʎ llècho, ballèlan million
m lems man
n ênez near
p po, pella permit
p̪f Duŵro Michelle Pfeiffer
r ssbûr, borà[2] Spanish perro or pero
s prîs sit
ssbûr roughly like issue (not yod-coalesced)
ʃ gebac, cen ship
t Tûz, tâcta active
t͡s tsyègo ants
t͡ɕ tsiuc[1] roughly like batch
x boha loch; Scouse chicken
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a tâcta trap
tâcta bra
ɑ borà balmy
e gebac NZ bed
Oêrle, bê fairy
ɛ tzègos, nea RP bed
i prisgi peel
bedzîlin eat
o balo core
bôcha RP law
ɔ bòcen, òn cot(without cot-caught merger)
u tsiuc Australian boot
ssbûr GA boot
  1. ^ a b /t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ are allophones of /t͡s d͡z/ respectively before /i iː/.
  2. ^ /r/ alternates between trill /r/ and tap/flap /ɾ/.