IPA for Soleani

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Soleani pronunciations in Universalis Wiki articles. The representations of these sounds in the standard romanization are also shown.

Please note that English equivalents given in this page may only represent loose approximations to the original pronunciations.

Consonants IPA Latin English approximation k k cat g g goal t̪ t time d̪ d dog p p pick l l lad n n nose ŋ ŋ sing ɰ ɰ win with lips unrounded s s size z z size f f five v v five x h loch ɣ gh no equivalent χ kh no equivalent ʔ th uh-oh ɬ š no equivalent ɾ r tap ɹ r row

Vowels IPA Latin English approximation a a roughly like bot æ a- cat ɛ e yes ɪ i kid i i (at end of word) beet ɤ o roughly like Am.eng. sir ɒ o- I know this happens in some dialects of English u u soon ʌ u- duck ə w compute ɯ w- roughly like hook ɜ y roughly like bird ɨ y- roses Diphthongs ai ai bye ɛi ei day ɤi oi roughly like boy