IPA for Kaikiwan

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Kaikiwan 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
g migu good
k keno scar
ʎ olu Portuguese mulher
m migu man
n keno nose
ɲ tona Spanish niño
p òpan spar
s sámo sweet
t matimatik star
ʔ waé uh-oh
túlelù
IPA Examples (nearest English) equivalent
Vowels
a sima ant
ɨ keno European Portuguese ⟨e⟩
i sima eat (short)
o olu eau (French)
ɤ tumi foot (South African English)
u olu und (German)
Semivowels
w sikiwa wing
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress