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IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
|
Consonants
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b
|
?
|
?
|
bear
|
bˀ
|
?
|
?
|
bear
|
d
|
?
|
?
|
dawn
|
dˀ
|
?
|
?
|
dawn
|
ð
|
?
|
?
|
they
|
ðˀ
|
?
|
?
|
they
|
ɣ
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
|
ɣˀ
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
|
f
|
?
|
?
|
face
|
h
|
?
|
?
|
have
|
j
|
?
|
?
|
yawn
|
jˀ
|
?
|
?
|
yawn
|
k
|
?
|
?
|
scar
|
kʰ
|
?
|
?
|
car
|
kˣ
|
?
|
?
|
car
|
kʷ
|
?
|
?
|
square
|
kʷʰ
|
?
|
?
|
quite
|
l
|
?
|
?
|
light
|
lˀ
|
?
|
?
|
light
|
m
|
?
|
?
|
man
|
mˀ
|
?
|
?
|
man
|
n
|
?
|
?
|
new
|
nˀ
|
?
|
?
|
new
|
ŋ
|
?
|
?
|
long
|
ŋˀ
|
?
|
?
|
long
|
p
|
?
|
?
|
spin
|
pʰ
|
?
|
?
|
pin
|
pˣ
|
?
|
?
|
pin
|
q
|
kaqèθ
|
magic
|
Iraq
|
qʰ
|
èqhàte
|
prophecy
|
Quran
|
qˣ
|
?
|
?
|
Quran
|
ɹ
|
?
|
?
|
right
|
ɹˀ
|
?
|
?
|
right
|
ʃ
|
?
|
?
|
shield
|
t
|
?
|
?
|
star
|
tʰ
|
?
|
?
|
tar
|
tˣ
|
?
|
?
|
tar
|
t͡ʃ
|
?
|
?
|
cheese
|
t͡ʃʰ
|
?
|
?
|
cheese
|
t͡ʃˣ
|
?
|
?
|
cheese
|
t͡θ
|
?
|
?
|
width
|
t͡θʰ
|
?
|
?
|
width
|
t͡θˣ
|
?
|
?
|
width
|
θ
|
?
|
?
|
thing
|
v
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
vˀ
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
w
|
?
|
?
|
war
|
wˀ
|
?
|
?
|
war
|
x
|
?
|
?
|
loch
|
xʷ
|
?
|
?
|
white
|
χ
|
χaan
|
art
|
doch (German)
|
χʷ
|
χwaχòn
|
lifetime
|
white
|
ʒ
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
|
ʒˀ
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
|
|
IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
|
Vowels
|
a
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
aː
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
aːː
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
ã
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
ãː
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
ãːː
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
e̞
|
?
|
?
|
bed
|
e̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
bed
|
e̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
bed
|
ẽ̞
|
?
|
?
|
ben
|
ẽ̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
ben
|
ẽ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
ben
|
ɪ
|
?
|
?
|
bid
|
iː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
iːː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
ɪ̃
|
?
|
?
|
bin
|
ĩː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
|
ĩːː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
|
o̞
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
o̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
o̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
õ̞
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
õ̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
õ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
ʊ
|
?
|
?
|
book
|
uː
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
uːː
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
ʊ̃
|
?
|
?
|
bun
|
ũː
|
?
|
?
|
boon
|
ũːː
|
?
|
?
|
boon
|
Syllabic consonants
|
ð̩
|
?
|
?
|
they
|
ð̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
they
|
ɣ̍
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
|
ɣ̍ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
agave (Spanish)
|
l̩
|
?
|
?
|
light
|
l̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
light
|
m̩
|
?
|
?
|
man
|
m̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
man
|
n̩
|
?
|
?
|
new
|
n̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
new
|
ŋ̍
|
?
|
?
|
long
|
ŋ̍ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
long
|
ɹ̩
|
?
|
?
|
right
|
ɹ̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
right
|
v̩
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
v̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
ʒ̍
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
|
ʒ̍ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
|
Tones
|
˥
|
?
|
?
|
˩
|
?
|
?
|
|