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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Lôppic pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. See "Phonology" for more information.
IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
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Consonants
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p
|
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pill
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l
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left
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ɫ
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peel
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m
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man
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ɱ
|
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symphony
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n
|
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nice
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ŋ
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|
thing
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d
|
|
debt
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h
|
|
ham
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ɦ
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ahead (some accents), hořet (Czech)
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ç
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hue (some accents), ich (German)
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k
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cold
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x
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loch, хорошо (Russian)
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ɾ
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free (some accents), palavra (Portuguese)
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ɹ
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red
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ʁ
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courte (French), revolução (Portuguese)
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b
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bill
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β̞
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bang, alba (Catalan)
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θ
|
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thought
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ð
|
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they
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v
|
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very
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z
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zebra
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ʒ
|
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pleasure
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f
|
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file
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g
|
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grant
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ɣ
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again, agora (Portuguese)
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s
|
|
same
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ʃ
|
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shop
|
t͡ʃ
|
|
chip
|
t
|
|
stand
|
j
|
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yes
|
ʎ
|
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million, milhão (Portuguese)
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ʎ
|
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canyon, piranha (Portuguese)
|
d͡z
|
|
pounds
|
ɟ
|
|
due, divadlo (Czech)
|
d͡ʒ
|
|
jump
|
kː
|
|
black coat
|
gː
|
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bag guard
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t͡s
|
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cats
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c
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tune, platit (Czech)
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Syllabic consonants
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l̩
|
|
offal (though not velarised)
|
ɫ̩
|
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awful
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m̩
|
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rhythm
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n̩
|
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even
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ɾ̩
|
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krk (Czech, but untrilled)
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z̩
|
|
onomatopoeic sound of a bee
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s̩
|
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onomatopoeic hiss of a snake
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