IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
Consonants
|
b
|
bēda
|
ball
|
p
|
pato
|
pig
|
d
|
dasō
|
dog
|
t
|
toro
|
table
|
g
|
gan
|
get
|
k
|
kato
|
key
|
t͡s
|
tētse
|
pots
|
m
|
ni'mi
|
mat
|
n
|
ni'mi
|
not
|
s
|
sō
|
seal
|
z
|
zū
|
zoom
|
ʃ
|
shāsa
|
ash
|
ʔ
|
ni'pon
|
uh-oh
|
Glides
|
j
|
yūro
|
yacht
|
|
IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
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Short vowels
|
a
|
'asuka
|
stack, and
|
e
|
edo
|
bed
|
ə
|
umã
|
about
|
i
|
ni'mi
|
really
|
o
|
kato
|
old
|
ɯ
|
sude
|
no English equivalent.
|
u
|
umã
|
boot
|
Long vowels
|
aː
|
taka'ā
|
far (RP English)
|
eː
|
tē
|
nehmen (German)
|
oː
|
nōpo
|
audio (some varieties), Sohn (German)
|
Stress
|
ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
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