| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
ⲕⲣⲁⲙⲃⲏ
|
ball
|
| β
|
ⲃⲱⲕ, ⲥⲁⲃⲟ, ⲛⲩⲃ
|
lavar (Spanish)
|
| f
|
ϥⲁⲓ
|
far
|
| h
|
ϩⲓⲙⲉ, ⲉⲛⲉϩ
|
high
|
| j
|
ⲓⲱⲧ, ⲁⲓⲁⲓ
|
yawn
|
| k
|
ⲕⲁϩⲉ, ⲁⲛⲟⲕ
|
scorn
|
| kʰ
|
Ⲭⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲕϩ
|
copy
|
| l
|
ⲗⲁⲥ, ⲃⲟⲗ
|
light (light "l")
|
| m
|
ⲙⲩ, ⲁⲛⲟⲙ
|
meat
|
| n
|
ⲛⲁⲓ, ⲁⲛⲟⲛ
|
night
|
| ŋ
|
ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ, ⲙⲩⲛⲕ
|
sing
|
| p
|
ⲏⲡⲉ, ⲥⲟⲡ
|
spoon
|
| pʰ
|
ⲫⲁϩⲩ, ϣⲫⲏⲣ
|
pint
|
| ɾ
|
ⲣⲩϩⲉ, ⲩⲣⲟ, ⲛⲟϥⲉⲣ
|
butter (GA), hablar (Spanish)
|
| s
|
ⲥⲱⲛⲉ
|
sentence
|
| ʃ
|
ϣⲓⲕⲉ, ⲁⲛⲁϣ
|
pushed
|
| t
|
ⲧⲱⲣⲉ, ⲁⲫⲟⲧ
|
started
|
| tʰ
|
ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ, ⲑⲟ
|
tire
|
| t͡ʃ
|
ϫⲟⲓ, ⲙⲁϣϫ
|
cheeses
|
| t͡ʃʰ
|
ϭⲟⲓⲥ, ⲟϭⲃⲉ
|
As above, with aspiration
|
| w
|
ⲉⲙⲱⳣⲉ, ⳣⲁ
|
wink
|
| x
|
ⲗⲁϧⲏⲃⲥ, ⲱⲛϧ
|
loch, хороший (Russian)
|
| ʔ
|
ⲫⲁϩⲩ, ⲩⲣⲟ[1]
/ˈpʰaʔhu/, /uˈɾɔʔ/
|
uh-oh
|
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| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Short vowels
|
| ä
|
ⲁⲛⲁϣ
|
prach (Czech)
|
| e
|
ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ[2]
|
joué (French)
|
| ɛ
|
ⲁϣϫⲉⳕ, ϩⲉⲙⲥⲉ
|
bed
|
| ə
|
ⲓⲟⲧⲉ, ⲉⲛⲉϩ
|
about
|
| i
|
ϫⲓⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ, ⲥⲓⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ[3]
|
lucky, grease
|
| ɔ
|
ⲟⲛⲉⲛ, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ
|
choice, słowo (Polish)
|
| o
|
ⲥⲱⲙⲁ, ⲁⲅⲱⲛ[2]
|
bok (Afrikaans)
|
| u
|
ⲥⲩⲥⲩ, ⲧⲁⲓⲩ, ⲗⲩⲧⲏⲣ[3]
|
you, ou (French)
|
| Long vowels
|
| eː
|
Ⲭⲏⲙⲉ, ⲥⲁⲃⲏ
|
Seele (German)
|
| iː
|
ⲫⲓⲧⲉ, ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ
|
Ziel (German)
|
| oː
|
ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ, ⲥⲱⲛⲉ
|
åka (Swedish)
|
| uː
|
ⲛⲩϥⲉ, ⲥⲩⲥⲩ
|
Fuß (German)
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| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
| ˌ
|
Secondary stress
|
| Diphthongs
|
| äɪ̯
|
ⲁⲓⲁⲓ
|
nice
|
| äʊ̯
|
ⲙⲁⲩ
|
how
|
| ɛɪ̯
|
ⲙⲉⲓ
|
say
|
| ɛʊ̯
|
ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ, ϭⲙⲉⲩ
|
no equivalent
|
| əɪ̯
|
ϩⲓⲃⲱⲓ, ⲁⲕϫⲁⲙⲉⲓ
|
no equivalent
|
| eˑɪ̯
|
ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ
|
say (but longer)
|
| eˑu̯
|
ⲑⲏⲩ, ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩⲧ
|
no equivalent
|
| iˑu̯
|
ⲥⲓⲩ
|
ew (but longer)
|
| ɔɪ̯
|
ϭⲟⲓⲥ
|
moist
|
| ɔu̯
|
ϩⲟⲩ
|
row
|
| oˑɪ̯
|
ⲱⲓⲕ
|
moist (but longer)
|
| oˑu̯
|
ⲉⲥⲱⲩ, ⲑⲱⲩⲧⲉ
|
row (but longer)
|
| uˑɪ̯
|
ⲙⲩⲓ
|
like chewy
|
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