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
|
duck
|
| ʌ
|
u-
|
soon
|
| 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
|
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