IPA for Pokht

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Pokht 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.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximations
abam, bokht [ˈɑb̥ɑm], [ˈb̥ɔxt] spin, speed
c cunyeğ, oec [ˈcuɲə(w)], [ˈøc] cure, skewer
d brihṇdag, khrugid [ˈb̥ɽihn̩dɑk], [xˈɽugid] today
bokhtjoeğ, ubtja[1][2] [ˈb̥ɔxddʒøːw, -øːj], [ˈub.dʒɑ] jam, binge
f fosh, mezğef[3] [ˈfɔʃ], [ˈmez.ɣef] funny, fussy
g ganok, Buğgi[2] [ˈgɑnɔk], [ˈb̥uwgi] bug, bag
h husseğ, hilsh [ˈhussə(w)], [ˈhilʃ] ham, Henry
j yoeğre, buyan [ˈjøːɽe], [ˈb̥ujɑn] you, yes
k ganok, kupes[2] [ˈgɑnɔk], [ˈkupɑs] skin, back
l tjoel, luğra[4] [ˈtʃøl], [ˈluwɽɑ] lamp, lost
ɫ tjoell, bulla[4] [ˈtʃøɫ], [ˈb̥uɫɑ] feel (dark l)
m abam, misuğra [ˈɑb̥ɑm], [miˈsuːɽɑ] Matthew, mister
n nemza, boğnac [ˈnem.zɑ], [ˈb̥ɔːnɑc] niece, boon
ŋ bunang, bungan [ˈb̥unɑŋ(k)], [ˈb̥uŋɑ̃ːn] swimming, bong
ɲ nyalim, ganyud [ˈɲɑlim], [ˈgɑɲud] canyon
ɽ khrugid, misuğra [xˈɽugid], [miˈsuːɽɑ] American water but retroflex
s misuğra, roes [miˈsuːɽɑ], [ˈɽøs] speed, sand
ʃ hilsh, fosh [ˈhilʃ], [ˈfɔʃ] sham, bush
t bokht, abut [ˈb̥ɔxt], [ˈɑb̥ut] sting, star
malatj, tjoell[2] [ˈmɑlɑtʃ], [ˈtʃøɫ] cheese, batch
v boeves, avus[3] [ˈb̥øves], [ˈɑvus] van, bevy
w roeğ, cunyeğ [ˈɽøːw, -øːj], [ˈcuɲəw] wash, win
  1. ^ /dʒ/ is always geminated after velar obstruents /k g x ɣ/, and the nasal /n/.
  2. ^ a b c d /g dʒ/ devoice to /k tʃ/ in word-final positions; /dʒ/ also devoices in initial positions, though /g/ does not.
  3. ^ a b /f v/ may also be pronounced as labial /ɸ β/ depending on dialect.
  4. ^ a b /l ɫ/ are in constrastive distribution in all positions except word-initially, where only /l/ occurs.