Revision as of 04:49, 20 October 2012
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Rangyayo pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
IPA |
Yenmun |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
Onset
|
k
|
ㄱ
|
ka
|
skin
|
g
|
ㄲ
|
gu
|
agree
|
kʰ
|
ㅋ
|
khabi
|
kingdom
|
t
|
ㄷ
|
te
|
stand
|
d
|
ㄸ
|
du
|
debt
|
tʰ
|
ㅌ
|
tha
|
torn
|
n
|
ㄴ
|
nü
|
nice
|
p
|
ㅂ
|
pu
|
spoon
|
b
|
ㅃ
|
bu
|
ball
|
pʰ
|
ㅍ
|
pha
|
pill
|
m
|
ㅁ
|
me
|
man
|
t͡s
|
ㅈ
|
tsat
|
cats
|
d͡z
|
ㅉ
|
jo
|
pounds
|
t͡sʰ
|
ㅊ
|
che
|
tsetse
|
s
|
ㅅ
|
sam
|
same
|
z
|
ㅆ
|
zum
|
zoo
|
h
|
ㅎ
|
hen
|
hand
|
ɾ
|
ㄹ
|
ro
|
haru (Japanese)
|
Coda
|
m
|
ㅁ
|
jom
|
room
|
n
|
ㄴ
|
kon
|
soon
|
ŋ
|
ㅇ
|
ongki
|
song
|
p̚
|
ㅂ
|
mup
|
cap (but unreleased)
|
t̚
|
ㄷ
|
jot
|
not (but unreleased)
|
k̚
|
ㄱ
|
chak
|
check (but unreleased)
|
s
|
ㅅ
|
bas
|
yes
|
l
|
ㄹ
|
kal
|
cool
|
|
IPA |
Yenmun |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
Nucleus
|
Monophthong
|
a
|
ㅏ
|
ami
|
stack, carro (Portuguese)
|
ɛ
|
ㅓ
|
ebo
|
bed
|
ɔ
|
ㅗ
|
oki
|
law (but shorter)
|
u
|
ㅜ
|
uni
|
food (but shorter)
|
ʉ
|
ㅡ
|
üwi
|
ful (Swedish)
|
i
|
ㅣ
|
iru
|
really
|
Diphthong
|
ja
|
ㅑ
|
yadu
|
yah (but shorter)
|
jɛ
|
ㅕ
|
yejü
|
yeah
|
jɔ
|
ㅛ
|
yopi
|
yacht
|
ju
|
ㅠ
|
yumo
|
you (but shorter)
|
wa
|
ㅘ
|
wako
|
cuadro (Spanish)
|
wɛ
|
ㅝ
|
wepi
|
wear
|
aɪ
|
ㅐ
|
nai
|
cry
|
eɪ
|
ㅔ
|
eina
|
bay
|
ɔɪ
|
ㅚ
|
moi
|
boy
|
uɪ
|
ㅟ
|
hui
|
quit, anuis (Portuguese)
|
Triphthong
|
jaɪ
|
ㅒ
|
yai
|
jæja (Icelandic)
|
jeɪ
|
ㅖ
|
yeinü
|
yay
|
waɪ
|
ㅙ
|
denhwai
|
wire
|
weɪ
|
ㅞ
|
hweitai
|
way
|
|
|
See also