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Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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Initials
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ɕ
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ཤེས, ཞལ shê, zh˚ä
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sheet, hue
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h
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ཧོནམོ höm
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hut
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j
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ཡོད yö
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yard
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k
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ཀི་ཏབ, རྒྱལ kitap, gä
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skate
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kʰ
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ཁ, གོན kha, g˚ön
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kill
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l
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ལཱ lâ
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lay
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ɬ
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ལྷ lha
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play, Slav
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m
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much
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n
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not
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ŋ
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sing
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nj
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onion, canyon
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p
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spat
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pʰ
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pat
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r
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purr, throw
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s
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set
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t
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stop
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tʰ
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top
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ʈ
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strand
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ʈʰ
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tram
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t͡ɕ
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itch, exchange
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t͡ɕʰ
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cheese, chew
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t͡s
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cats
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t͡sʰ
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cat's hat
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w
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water
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z
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zoo
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ʑ
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Algiers, zebra
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Finals
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-ɕ
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quiche, English
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-j
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buy, chai
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-k
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lack
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-k̚
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ཚིག, ལྷག tshik, lhâ
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actual, uh-oh
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-l
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ball
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-m
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balm
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-n
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ban
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-ŋ
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bang
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-p
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bop
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-p̚
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adept, uh-oh
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-r
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bar
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-t
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bat
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-t̚
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scott, uh-oh
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-w
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bow, lieu, eew!
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Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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short vowels
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ɑ
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ཁ kha
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cup, bath
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e
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fate
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i
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city, eat
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o
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caramel, boss
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u
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boot
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long vowels
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ɑː
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bra
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eː
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face
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ɛː
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barely, mess
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iː
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ease
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oː
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bone, or
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øː
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hurl,
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uː
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true
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yː
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you, cute
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