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
|
a
|
ah
|
moon
|
father
|
aː
|
qaar'
|
fate
|
father
|
aːː
|
yetʃàaa
|
to warn
|
father
|
ã
|
an
|
face
|
can
|
ãː
|
xètraan
|
to injure
|
can
|
ãːː
|
?
|
?
|
can
|
e̞
|
e
|
soup
|
bed
|
e̞ː
|
hèeʃi
|
to protect
|
bed
|
e̞ːː
|
leeeð
|
to laugh
|
bed
|
ẽ̞
|
kumèn
|
morning
|
ben
|
ẽ̞ː
|
lèen
|
omen
|
ben
|
ẽ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
ben
|
ɪ
|
oʃkìʃ
|
curtain
|
bid
|
iː
|
tʃii
|
message
|
meet
|
iːː
|
?
|
?
|
meet
|
ɪ̃
|
ʃin
|
tree
|
bin
|
ĩː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
|
ĩːː
|
?
|
?
|
bean
|
o̞
|
iw'ò
|
brush
|
thought
|
o̞ː
|
vooxà
|
friend
|
thought
|
o̞ːː
|
looo
|
stew
|
thought
|
õ̞
|
ʃònxu
|
to avoid
|
bone
|
õ̞ː
|
iʃòon
|
part
|
bone
|
õ̞ːː
|
?
|
?
|
bone
|
ʊ
|
thuv
|
claw
|
book
|
uː
|
uu
|
bone
|
boot
|
uːː
|
wùuu
|
word
|
boot
|
ʊ̃
|
tun
|
dim light
|
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
|
˥
|
koo
|
five
|
˩
|
lyànì
|
leprosy
|
|