IPA for High Valyrian

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents High Valyrian 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 Examples (nearest English) equivalent
Consonants
a bere bear
d dita dawn
d͡ʒ geldo, gitare jab
f fane flag
g guto good
k cvala scar
l lito light
m mano man
n nivio new
ŋ lango, drincare long
ɲ segno canyon, banhar (Portuguese)
p pado spar
ɾ stera (in fast speech) better (in some dialects; a flap)
r ricio carro (Spanish)
s suto sweet
ʃ scilto shield
t treva star
t͡s tite cats
t͡ʃ macere cheese
v verco violin
IPA Examples (nearest English) equivalent
Vowels
a avero US bot, UK bath
ārda they, play (Yorkshire)
i iso meet (short)
y dydere (Burgundian dialects) über (German), tu (French)
o bomo note (American English), eau (French)
u suna boot (short)
Semivowels
j bluiare, iungo yawn
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress