| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
belo
|
ball
|
| d
|
deṡu
|
addition
|
| f
|
fakin
|
infinity
|
| g
|
gareh
|
baggage
|
| ŋ
|
toġa
|
sing
|
| h
|
kanahe
|
hello
|
| x
|
ḣoko, geloh
|
loch
|
| k
|
melek
|
crunching
|
| l
|
lukas
|
lovely
|
| ɬ
|
weło
|
Lloyd (Welsh)
|
| m
|
ġam
|
mammary
|
| ɱ
|
|
amphora
|
| n
|
hena
|
nasalisation
|
| p
|
gupaṡ
|
appreciate
|
| ʁ
|
ire
|
carro (Portuguese), carré (French)
|
| s
|
uspo
|
silver
|
| ʃ
|
ṡem
|
ships
|
| ʒ
|
|
pleasure
|
| t
|
tiṡek
|
attack
|
| dɮ
|
gadda
|
dlòmó (Sandawe)
|
| tɬ
|
ettu
|
mēxìcatl (Nāhuatl)
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Monophthongs
|
| a
|
hala
|
stack, carro (Portuguese)
|
| ɛ
|
dawek
|
shed
|
| i
|
keniga
|
speak (but shorter), fini (French)
|
| o
|
ṡoḣa
|
coat, eau (French)
|
| u
|
łegu
|
you (but shorter), ou (French)
|
| Diphthongs
|
| aj
|
tay
|
lie
|
| ɛj
|
|
obey
|
| oj
|
|
boyant
|
| aw
|
|
frowning
|
| ɛw
|
|
euro (Czech)
|
| ow
|
|
ownership
|
| ja
|
naya
|
yanked
|
| jɛ
|
yero
|
yellow
|
| ji
|
|
ye
|
| jo
|
|
yodel
|
| ju
|
sayut
|
you (but shorter)
|
| wa
|
waraṡ
|
wack
|
| wɛ
|
kiwe
|
went
|
| wi
|
|
we (but shorter)
|
| wo
|
|
won't
|
| wu
|
|
wounded (but shorter)
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
| ˌ
|
Secondary stress
|
|