The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Pitjantjatjara pronunciations in Wiktionary entries. For vowels, both broad and narrow transcriptions are given.
See Pitjantjatjara dialect at Wikipedia for a more thorough look at the sounds of Pitjantjatjara.
| Letter | IPA | Example | English equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| k | kata (“head”) | skate | ||
| l | liru (“snake”) | lake | ||
| ḻ | maḻu (“kangaroo”) | |||
| ly | palya (“good”) | million | ||
| m | miita (“spouse”) | mate | ||
| n | nikiti (“naked”) | nail | ||
| ṉ | puṉu (“plant”) | |||
| ng | ngayulu (“I”) | singer | ||
| ny | nyaḻpi (“feather”) | canyon | ||
| p | puyu (“smoke”) | spark | ||
| r | word-initial | ringki (“fragile”) | carry (approximately) | |
| word-medial | kura (“bad”) | roll (trilled) | ||
| ṟ | maṟu (“black”) | carry (approximately) | ||
| t | tarka (“bone”) | tooth | ||
| ṯ | tjuṯa (“many”) | tea (Indian English) | ||
| tj | tjikini (“to drink”) | |||
| w | wati (“man”) | wet | ||
| y | yunpa (“face”) | yes | ||
| Letter | IPA | Example | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | /a/, | aḻa (“hole”) | back |
| aa | /aː/, | aapa (“part”) | |
| i | /i/, | kiṉaṟa (“moon”) | bit |
| ii | /iː/, | kii (“key”) | |
| u | /u/, | muṯi (“knee”) | put |
| uu | /uː/, | yuu (“windbreak”) |