IPA for Umbrean

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Umbrean pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.

IPA Examples nearest English equivalent
Consonants
b big
bw
p spiral
t Time
tw
d day
dw
k cake
kw Aqua (Latin)
g grip
gw Leguana
f fish
v vacant
s sip
sw
z zoo
t͡s cats
t͡sʲ
t͡sw
d͡z heads
d͡zw
k͡x
k͡xw
ʃ ship
ʃw
ʒ measure
x loch, själv (Swedish)
xw
g him
m
n
nw
ŋ Sing
ŋʲ
ŋw
l Lever
lw Louis (French)
IPA Examples nearest English equivalent
Vowels
a únyámàt stack, carro (Portuguese)
tèt bed, bebé (Spanish)
ə̥ nyhë potatoe, lentement (French)
i ghì key (but shorter), fini (French)
márònh coat, todo (Spanish)
u gbìchú you (but shorter), ou (French)
Tones
◌́ hád High tone
◌̀ kèpár Low tone
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress