Consonants
|
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
C & N |
C, V & S |
N & E
|
b
|
barba, sbaro
|
bike
|
d
|
dove, idra
|
done
|
dʒ
|
gèmo, giara; ġarón, ġen
|
jab
|
ð
|
z
|
dz
|
zaino; żenòcio, franża; fredha, ordho; đanđivi, lapiđea
|
this, zipper or dads
|
f
|
f
|
sfalto, fìnferli, frànboła
|
fat
|
h[1]
|
fìnferli, rufa; ahari, hémena
|
fat or hat
|
ɡ
|
gato, figo, ghìngari, rughe
|
gas
|
k
|
coa, checa, tenca; karèga; quacio
|
scar
|
l
|
làrese, molton, stèla
|
lip
|
ɰ[2]
|
łate, goła
|
roughly like toll
|
m
|
mare, rema
|
mother
|
n
|
nasion, ànara
|
nest
|
ŋ
|
ladiṅ, piroṅ; óngara, venco, canpo[3]
|
sing
|
ɲ
|
cugnà, gnaro; ñel, ñaña
|
canyon
|
p
|
popà, despèrdere
|
spin
|
ɾ[4]
|
rosto, vara
|
atom (American English)
|
s
|
soto, baston, strassa
|
sorry
|
t
|
talpa, butiro, gat
|
star
|
tʃ
|
cèrega, ciaro, moc'; ċave
|
chip
|
θ
|
s
|
ts
|
zata, marz, nòzze; çanpedon, petaça; cazhòt, zhèrzha
|
thing, sorry or cats
|
v
|
vaca, ava
|
vent
|
z
|
àseno, sbaro; ṡio, onṡo; xe, piaxe
|
zipper
|
|
Marginal consonants[5]
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
ʎ
|
artiglièr, batàglia
|
million
|
ʃ
|
šchena, mešedà
|
ship
|
ʒ
|
žal, ruža
|
measure
|
|
Semivowels
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
j
|
jèri, ajo; lezièr; yacht
|
you
|
w
|
suòr, aqua; web
|
wine
|
|
Vowels
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
a
|
aqua, man
|
father
|
e
|
feta, paré
|
pay
|
ɛ
|
ghènga, perèr
|
bed
|
i
|
fio, intrada
|
see
|
o
|
bote, bogó
|
law (British English)
|
ɔ
|
fiòco, poro
|
off
|
u
|
duto, dudolèr
|
tool
|
|
Suprasegmentals
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
ˈ
|
ponàro [poˈnaɾo]
|
bottle
|
ˌ
|
liberamente [ˌlibeɾaˈmeŋte]
|
intonation
|
.
|
fio [ˈfi.o]
|
moai
|
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