The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Avendonian pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
IPA |
Examples |
equivalent or nearest English equivalent
|
Consonants
|
b
|
balo
|
ball
|
d
|
dago
|
day
|
d͡ʒ
|
gelo, gitare
|
jump
|
f
|
fulo
|
full
|
g
|
gare
|
go
|
k
|
copro
|
copper
|
l
|
losere
|
listen
|
m
|
marme
|
marble
|
n
|
node
|
need
|
ŋ
|
clingere, drincare
|
sing
|
ɲ
|
gnio
|
canyon, banhar (Portuguese)
|
p
|
pera
|
spoon
|
ɾ
|
ster (in fast speech)
|
better (in some dialects; a flap)
|
r
|
regano
|
carro (Spanish)
|
s
|
setere
|
set
|
ʃ
|
scipo
|
ship
|
t
|
tecno
|
started
|
t͡s
|
tigo
|
cats
|
t͡ʃ
|
cenere
|
cheese
|
v
|
vagano
|
vehicle
|
|
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