Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Mayan
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents pronunciations of the various Mayan languages in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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Consonants[1]
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ʔ
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k'in, Ch'ol
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the catch in uh-oh; a glottal stop
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ɓ
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K'axob, Xibalba
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like boy but sucking air
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tʃ
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ch
|
child
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tʃʼ
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ch'
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popped ch
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h
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jelik, Q'umarkaj
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he
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x
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j
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loch
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k
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k
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skin
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kʼ
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k'
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popped kin
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l
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l
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leave
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m
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m
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man
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n
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n
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noodle
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ŋ
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nh
|
sing
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p
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p
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span
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pʼ
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p'
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popped pan
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q
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q
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cut but further back from throat
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qʼ
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q'
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as above, but ejective
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ɾ
|
Xcaret
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atom [American English]
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s
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s
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sack
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t
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t
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stand
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tʼ
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t'
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popped tan
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tʲ
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ty
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tee
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tʲʼ
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ty'
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as above, but ejective
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ts
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tz
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cats
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tsʼ
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tz'
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popped cats
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w
|
w
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wand
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ʃ
|
Xunantunich, yaax
|
shoe
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j
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y
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yes
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IPA
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Examples |
English approximation
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Vowels[1][2][3]
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a
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kax, Tabscoob
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tar
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aː
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naach
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blah
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e
|
e
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met
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eː
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ee
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pay
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ə
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k'än
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somewhat like sofa
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əː
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määchäl
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somewhat like British herb
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i
|
i
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city
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iː
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ahiin
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see
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o
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pol
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somewhat like coat
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oː
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oo
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go
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u
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u
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somewhat like good
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uː
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uu
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food
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Stress
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ˈ
|
Oxk'utzkab [oʃkʼut͡sˈkab]
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Notes
See also
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Comparisons | |
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Introductory guides | |
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