| 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
|
| 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
|
|