| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| ʔ
|
|
Hawai'i, uh-oh
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| f
|
fretswom
|
flag, ineffable
|
| h
|
'eham
|
happy, inhale
|
| j
|
yì
|
'yodel, Yukan
|
| k
|
käl
|
scat, school
|
| kʼ
|
kxotxitstan
|
"boots and cats (beatboxing), k'os (Navajo)
|
| l
|
lor
|
light, plow
|
| m
|
mea
|
man, seam
|
| n
|
nom
|
new, stern
|
| ŋ
|
ngoytsrr
|
long, Nguyễn (Vietnamese)
|
| p
|
sempu
|
spar, spooky
|
| pʼ
|
pxätrr
|
p’acha (Quechua), p’íłin (Nez Perce)
|
| ɾ
|
reng (in fast speech)
|
better (in some dialects; a flap)
|
| s
|
sto
|
sweet, boss
|
| t
|
treva
|
star
|
| tʼ
|
|
qqayttas (Haida), yáʼátʼééh (Navajo)
|
| t͡s
|
tite
|
cats
|
| v
|
verco
|
violin, invertibrate
|
| w
|
|
swallow, unwieldy
|
| z
|
|
'zoo, muzak
|
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