IPA for Sokya

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The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Sokya 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.

IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Consonants
f f flute face
h ho⁵ egg head
k ke⁵³ man scar
khày⁵ sorghum car
l l ant light
lhài³ to love hlub (Hmong)
m mau³ cat man
mhỳ⁵ buttocks hma (Hmong)
n nay³ woman no
nhì¹ fire hnub (Hmong)
ɲ ñ house new
ɲ̊ ñha³⁵ mango hnyav (Hmong)
p po⁵ person spin
phỳ⁵ shadow pin
s sè³ bee sweet
ʃ š stone shoe
ɕ ś arm shield
t to⁵ knife star
the⁵ cloud tar
t͡s tsa⁵ half cats
t͡sʰ tshi⁵³ hair cats
t͡ʃ á³ food choose
t͡ʃʰ tšhe⁵ to dance choose
t͡ɕ tree cheese
t͡ɕʰ tśhu³⁵ enemy cheese
ʔ á³ farm uh-oh
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a a¹ snake father
ɛ é back bet
i i³ but meet
ɨ y³ to take among
ɔ o¹ and cot
u u³⁵ spider boot
Diphthongs
ai ai³ dog hide
ay³ face daw (Hmong)
au àu island loud
ia³ to live near
ɨə ýa²⁴ family xương (Vietnamese)
ua³la⁵ eye doer
Tone
˥ śi earring
˧ me³ nose
˩ no¹ spouse
˥˧ mo⁵³ quiet
˧˥ śu³⁵ village
˧˩ a³¹ to cook
˩˧ so¹³ weight
˥˨˧ mu⁵²³ cheese
˩˦˧ tsai¹⁴³ hummingbird
˥̰ śú chicken
˧̰ púa³ grandfather
˩̰ tsé¹ clothing
˦̰˨ śú⁴² wagon
˨̰˦ ²⁴ grandmother
˥̤ forest
˧̤ śà³ year
˩̤ šài¹ bird
˦̤˨ ù⁴² honey
˨̤˦ ²⁴ horse