IPA for Soleani

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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
t time
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