The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Soc'ul' 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.
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IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(nearest English) equivalent
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Vowels
|
a
|
aa
|
translation
|
father
|
ə
|
ea
|
translation
|
love, among
|
i
|
ia
|
translation
|
meet
|
y
|
ya
|
translation
|
über (German)
|
o̞
|
oa
|
translation
|
note
|
u
|
ua
|
translation
|
boot
|
Semivowels
|
j
|
ia
|
translation
|
yawn
|
w
|
ia
|
translation
|
war
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Pitch
|
˥
|
High pitch
|
˧
|
Mid pitch
|
˩
|
Low pitch
|
˥˧
|
High falling pitch
|
˧˩
|
Low falling pitch
|
˥˩
|
Sharp falling pitch
|
˧˥
|
High rising pitch
|
˩˧
|
Low rising pitch
|
˩˥
|
Sharp rising pitch
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|
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