The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Vairish 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
|
| b
|
bëi
|
block
|
| d
|
därin
|
draw
|
| d͡ʒ
|
žor
|
gibe, jump
|
| f
|
fin
|
flaw
|
| g
|
garü
|
glow
|
| k
|
kilt
|
clamp
|
| l
|
läu
|
link
|
| m
|
möir
|
mic
|
| n
|
ina
|
net
|
| ŋ
|
kaňe
|
sing
|
| p
|
purö
|
pink
|
| r
|
riëmo
|
corrida (Spanish)
|
| s
|
siöre
|
slow
|
| ʃ
|
mašče
|
shoot
|
| t͡ʃ
|
mašče
|
chalk
|
| t
|
tüpa
|
act
|
| v
|
raväi
|
vice
|
| z
|
azä
|
zoo
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
|
| Vowels
|
| ɑ
|
azalia
|
hot (GA)
|
| æ
|
mä
|
cat
|
| e
|
merot
|
été (French)
|
| ɵ~ə
|
sëid
|
banana
|
| i
|
häi
|
free
|
| o
|
tolvä
|
go
|
| ø
|
ö
|
peu (French)
|
| u
|
urai
|
boot
|
| y
|
ü
|
über (German)
|
| Semivowels
|
| j
|
jut
|
you
|
| w
|
wära
|
walk
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
|
|