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