IPA for standard Knrawi

The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents standard Knrawi 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.

This page is only for the standardized variety of Knrawi used in formal or inter-regional speech, and in the city of Hauifuu and surrounding areas. For other varieties see Knrawi IPA keys.

IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Consonants
β vuin corner violin
ð tjer soft they
ɸ huf small face
ɸʰ ufh middle face
ɸˣ fjmm to hold face
h ceh many have
j shaia house yet
ɉ aythá jasper seguir (Spanish)
tjic to cook ski
k̟ʰ chuh raw key
hyk sugarcane scout
k̠ʰ nkh far cow
k̠ˣ kja sand cow
guq small island square
kʷʰ uqh snake queen
kʷˣ yqj to grow queen
m iim because man
n jna star not
zjna away anthem
cjni to stand ranch
ŋ thga wind sang
ŋ̟ chgag to hear sing
ŋ̠ jgr heart song
ŋʷ uwga animal penguin
p puskj yam spin
cuph snake burrow pin
guvpj posture pin
ɹ marg south right
ʃˣ sjari city shin
t riti eye start
nth water tart
tjay sick tart
t͡ʃˣ cji black chart
θ cniz to try thing
θʰ zherg cloud thing
θˣ zjnr to eat thing
w rtiu where wing
ʍ wmaa time white
asi shark he
x̟ʰ shera thunder he
jua all loch
ʒ yau bird treasure
ʔ̞ ua fish uh-oh
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
a agu face father
ə sheya large island about
ɛ isji big bed
ɪ it head bid
ɔ zjeyu shore bot
ʊ cuy angry book
Syllabic consonants
β̍ nauv different 'violin
ð̩ tr to stop they
msh dry man
jrn land not
n̪̍ zizhn rural anthem
n̠̍ nchahí far away ranch
ŋ̍ tgzh night sang
ŋ̟̍ hyg cold sing
ŋ̠̍ gj gold song
ŋ̍ʷ hiwǵ to drive penguin
ɹ̩ muaykej to legalize right
ʒ̍ ytjau to owe treasure
Tones
˥ ik to see
˩ ìy to break
˥˩ shû east