Consonants
|
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
b
|
buna
ⓘ, bler
|
bike
|
d
|
dent
ⓘ, dubel
|
done
|
dʑ
[1]
|
agid
ⓘ, jet
|
dew (
British English)
|
f
|
fitg, flad,
clav
ⓘ
|
fast
|
ɡ
|
gat
ⓘ, galant
|
gas
|
k
|
carr, architect,
aug
ⓘ, kiosc, quai
|
scar
|
l
|
lavar
ⓘ, milli, val
|
lip
|
ʎ
|
egl
ⓘ,
glieud
ⓘ,
bigliet
ⓘ
|
roughly like million
|
m
|
milli,
um
ⓘ
|
mother
|
n
|
nanin
ⓘ, onns
|
nest
|
ŋ
|
saung
ⓘ,
lungatg
ⓘ
|
sing
|
ɲ
|
bogn
ⓘ,
gnierv
ⓘ
|
roughly like canyon
|
p
|
papetaria
ⓘ, appartament, verb
|
spin
|
r
|
ʁ
[2]
|
roda
ⓘ,
carr
ⓘ, meglra
|
water (
American English) or French rose
|
s
|
vossa
ⓘ,
nus
ⓘ
|
sorry
|
ʃ
|
schanza,
glisch
ⓘ,
puspei
ⓘ, scopo
|
ship
|
t
|
teater
ⓘ, ti, agid
|
star
|
ts
|
cefra
ⓘ, bellezza, zunt
|
cats
|
tɕ
[1]
|
chasa
ⓘ,
tgamin
ⓘ
|
stew (British English)
|
tʃ
|
rumantsch
ⓘ,
tschetschapuorla
ⓘ
|
chew
|
v
|
grava
ⓘ, watt
|
vent
|
z
|
casa
ⓘ,
rosa
ⓘ
|
zipper
|
ʒ
|
sbagl
ⓘ, Svizra, branscha,
Grischun
ⓘ
|
measure
|
Marginal consonants
|
h
[3]
|
haluncs
ⓘ, hobi
|
hat
|
Dialectal consonants
|
ç
|
amih
ⓘ
|
hue
|
Semivowels
|
j
|
jeu
ⓘ, Italia, yak
|
you
|
w
|
quel
ⓘ, ual, walkman
|
wine
|
|
Vowels
|
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
a
|
banc
ⓘ, clav
|
roughly like father
|
ə ~
ɐ
[4]
|
casa
ⓘ,
mellen
ⓘ
|
comma or gut
|
e
|
bler,
pér
ⓘ
|
roughly like pay
|
ɛ
|
è,
pèr
ⓘ
|
bed
|
i
|
ti,
historic
ⓘ
|
see
|
ɔ
|
pom
ⓘ, toc
|
off
|
o
|
biro
ⓘ, ovra
|
law (British English)
|
u
|
o ~
ʊ
[2]
|
bun,
udir
ⓘ
|
tool or pull
|
Dialectal vowels
[5]
|
ø
|
chaschöl
ⓘ,
ögl
ⓘ
|
roughly like hurt
|
y
|
mür
ⓘ,
bügl
ⓘ
|
roughly like cute
|
|
Suprasegmentals
|
IPA |
Examples |
English example
|
ˈ
|
comba
ⓘ [ˈkɔmbɐ]
|
bottle
|
ˌ
|
libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin]
|
intonation
|
.
|
gïunist [dʑi.uˈniʃt]
|
moai
|
ː
|
dar
ⓘ [daːr]
|
long vowel
|
◌̯
[6]
|
cuort
ⓘ [kuɔ̯rt]
|
now
|
|