IPA for Ponish

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Ponish 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 bac bear
d dag dad
f fainn fun
g gealder gag
h heah house (American English)
k cneoht kick, skip
l

lheaijan

leaf
m maana mime
n naiw nun
ŋ cining sing, nga (Māori)
p plaiht pip
r rwitan perro (Spanish), borrow (Scottish English)
s saiw sass
ʃ scaild shoe
t teollan tot, stop
w wearm wow
x hoof loch (Scottish English), Bach (German)
θ þat thigh, bath
d͡ʒ ceaud chip
d͡ʒ sajjar jump
IPA Examples (nearest English) equivalent
Vowels
ɑ TBA
æ bac cat
ɐ ceaud
e planeta they, play (Yorkshire)
ə gealder
ɜ TBA
i in meet (short)
ɪ ain fish
ɨ TBA
y winter über (German), tu (French)
ʏ saiw
o note (American English), eau (French)
ø
ɞ wearm
ɔ
ʌ
u boot (short)
ʉ
ʌ
Semivowels
j jar yawn
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress