The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Central Isles Creole 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.
| IPA |
Example |
Romanization |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
父
|
bā
|
father
|
bear
|
| d
|
二
|
dusa
|
two
|
dawn
|
| d͡ʒ
|
回
|
sajek
|
to turn
|
job
|
| g
|
言語
|
gongo
|
language
|
gone
|
| h
|
果
|
būh
|
fruit
|
head
|
| j
|
子
|
yāk
|
child
|
yawn
|
| k
|
兄
|
kaka
|
older sibling
|
scar
|
| l
|
家
|
bale
|
house
|
light
|
| m
|
露
|
āmun
|
dew
|
man
|
| n
|
歯
|
nihen
|
tooth
|
new
|
| ɲ
|
フニュ
|
hunyu
|
green sea turtle
|
canyon
|
| ŋ
|
口
|
ngushu
|
mouth
|
long
|
| ɾ
|
竜
|
rî
|
dragon
|
caro (Spanish)
|
| s
|
髪
|
bohos
|
hair
|
sweet
|
| ʃ
|
弓
|
busho
|
bow
|
shield
|
| t
|
目
|
mata
|
eye
|
star
|
| t͡ʃ
|
笑
|
chō
|
to laugh
|
cheese
|
| w
|
八
|
walu
|
eight
|
war
|
|
| IPA |
Example |
Romanization |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
|
| Vowels
|
| a
|
平
|
datë
|
flat
|
father
|
| aː
|
右
|
wāl
|
right
|
father
|
| e
|
良
|
bet
|
good
|
bait
|
| eː
|
左
|
wē
|
left
|
bait
|
| ə
|
蛇
|
sulë
|
snake
|
about
|
| əː
|
与
|
bê
|
to give
|
about
|
| i
|
魚
|
sikan
|
fish
|
meet
|
| iː
|
気
|
īsō
|
air
|
meet
|
| ɨ
|
木
|
kasï
|
tree
|
roses
|
| ɨː
|
銃
|
jî
|
firearm
|
roses
|
| o
|
ダノ
|
dalo
|
puddle
|
thought
|
| oː
|
編
|
tōn
|
to weave
|
thought
|
| u
|
虱
|
kuchu
|
louse
|
boot
|
| uː
|
隠
|
būy
|
to conceal
|
boot
|
|
|