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.
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| IPA |
Example |
Translation |
(near) equivalent
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| Vowels
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| a
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
| aː
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
| aːː
|
?
|
?
|
father
|
| ã
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
| ãː
|
?
|
?
|
can
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| ãːː
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
| e̞
|
?
|
?
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bed
|
| e̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
bed
|
| e̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
bed
|
| ẽ̞
|
?
|
?
|
ben
|
| ẽ̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
ben
|
| ẽ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
ben
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| ɪ
|
?
|
?
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bid
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| iː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
| iːː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
| ɪ̃
|
?
|
?
|
bin
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| ĩː
|
?
|
?
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bean
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| ĩːː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
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| o̞
|
?
|
?
|
thought
|
| o̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
thought
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| o̞ːː
|
?
|
?
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thought
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| õ̞
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
| õ̞ː
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
| õ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
| ʊ
|
?
|
?
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book
|
| uː
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
| uːː
|
?
|
?
|
boot
|
| ʊ̃
|
?
|
?
|
bun
|
| ũː
|
?
|
?
|
boon
|
| ũːː
|
?
|
?
|
boon
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| Syllabic consonants
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| 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
|
?
|
?
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right
|
| ɹ̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
right
|
| v̩
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
| v̩ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
violin
|
| ʒ̍
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
|
| ʒ̍ˀ
|
?
|
?
|
treasure
|
| Tones
|
| ˥
|
?
|
?
|
| ˩
|
?
|
?
|
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