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Consonant tables
Vowels
Near-close front unrounded vowel (sound between cardinal [i] and [e]): [i̞], [e̝], [ɪ̟]
Near-close front rounded vowel (sound between cardinal [y] and [ø]): [y̞], [ø̝], [ʏ̟]
Near-close back unrounded vowel (sound between cardinal [ɯ] and [ɤ]): [ɯ̞], [ɤ̝], [ɯ̠̽]
Near-close back rounded vowel (sound between cardinal [u] and [o]): [u̞], [o̝], [ʊ̠]
Dental, alveolar and postalveolar consonants
Voiceless dental
Voiced dental
Voiceless alveolar
Voiced alveolar
Voiceless postalveolar
Voiced postalveolar
Nasal
Plosive
Sibilant affricate
t̪s̪
d̪z̪
ts
dz
t̠ʃ
d̠ʒ
Spirant affricate
t̪θ
d̪ð
tθ̠ /tɹ̝̊
dð̠/dɹ̝
t̠ɹ̝̠̊
d̠ɹ̝̠
Sibilant fricative
s̪
z̪
s
z
ʃ
ʒ
Spirant fricative
θ
ð
θ̠ /ɹ̝̊
ð̠/ɹ̝
ɹ̝̠̊
ɹ̝̠
Approximant
ð̞̊/ɹ̪̊
ð̞/ɹ̪
ɹ̊
ɹ
ɹ̠̊
ɹ̠
Flap
ɾ̪̊
ɾ̪
ɾ̥
ɾ
ɾ̠̊
ɾ̠
Trill
r̪̊
r̪
r̥
r
r̠̊
r̠
Lateral affricate
t̪ɬ̪
d̪ɮ̪
tɬ
dɮ
t̠ɬ̠
d̠ɮ̠
Lateral fricative
ɬ̪
ɮ̪
ɬ
ɮ
ɬ̠
ɮ̠
Lateral approximant
l̪̊
l̪
l̥
l
l̠̊
l̠
Lateral flap
ɺ̪̊
ɺ̪
ɺ̊
ɺ
ɺ̠̊
ɺ̠
Alveolo-palatal, palatal and palato-velar consonants
Voiceless alveolo-palatal
Voiced alveolo-palatal
Voiceless palatal
Voiced palatal
Voiceless palato-velar
Voiced palato-velar
Nasal
ɲ̟̊/n̠̊ʲ
ɲ̟/n̠ʲ
ɲ̊
ɲ
ŋ̟̊/ɲ̠̊
ŋ̟/ɲ̠
Plosive
c̟/t̠ʲ
ɟ̟/d̠ʲ
c
ɟ
k̟/c̠
g̟/ɟ̠
Sibilant affricate
t̪s̪
d̪z̪
ts
dz
t̠ʃ
d̠ʒ
Spirant affricate
cç̟/t̠ɹ̝̠̊ʲ
ɟʝ̟/d̠ɹ̝̠ʲ
cç
ɟʝ
kx̟/cç̠
gɣ̟/ɟʝ̠
Sibilant fricative
s̪
z̪
s
z
ʃ
ʒ
Spirant fricative
ç̟/ɹ̝̠̊ʲ
ʝ̟/ɹ̝̠ʲ
ç
ʝ
x̟/ç̠
ɣ̟/ʝ̠
Approximant
j̟̊/ɹ̠̊ʲ
j̟/ɹ̠ʲ
j̊
j
ɰ̟̊/j̠̊
ɰ̟/j̠
Flap
ɾ̠̊ʲ
ɾ̠ʲ
–
–
–
–
Trill
r̠̊ʲ
r̠ʲ
–
–
–
–
Lateral affricate
t̪ɬ̪
d̪ɮ̪
tɬ
dɮ
t̠ɬ̠
d̠ɮ̠
Lateral fricative
ʎ̝̟̊/ɬ̠ʲ
ʎ̝̟/ɮ̠ʲ
ʎ̝̊
ʎ̝
ʟ̟̝̊/ʎ̝̠̊
ʟ̟̝/ʎ̝̠
Lateral approximant
ʎ̟̊/l̠̊ʲ
ʎ̟/l̠ʲ
ʎ̥
ʎ
ʟ̟̊/ʎ̠̊
ʟ̟/ʎ̠
Lateral flap
ɺ̪̊
ɺ̪
ɺ̊
ɺ
ɺ̠̊
ɺ̠
Velar, velo-uvular and uvular consonants
Voiceless velar
Voiced velar
Voiceless velo-uvular
Voiced velo-uvular
Voiceless uvular
Voiced uvular
Nasal
ŋ̊
ŋ
ɴ̥̟/ŋ̠̊
ɴ̟/ŋ̠
ɴ̥
ɴ
Plosive
k
g
q̟/k̠
ɢ̟/g̠
q
ɢ
Affricate
kx
gɣ
qχ̟ /kx̠
ɢʁ̟/gɣ̠
qχ
ɢʁ
Fricative
x
ɣ
χ̟ /x̠
ʁ̟/ɣ̠
χ
ʁ
Approximant
ɰ̊
ɰ
ʁ̞̟̊/ɰ̠̊
ʁ̞̟/ɰ̠
ʁ̞̊
ʁ̞
Flap
–
–
ɢ̟̆̊/ʀ̟̆̊
ɢ̟̆/ʀ̟̆
ɢ̥̆/ʀ̥̆
ɢ̆/ʀ̆
Trill
–
–
ʀ̟̊
ʀ̟
ʀ̥
ʀ
Lateral affricate
t̪ɬ̪
d̪ɮ̪
tɬ
dɮ
t̠ɬ̠
d̠ɮ̠
Lateral fricative
ʟ̠̝̊
ʟ̠̝
Lateral approximant
ʟ̥
ʟ
ʟ̠̊
ʟ̠
Lateral flap
ɺ̪̊
ɺ̪
ɺ̊
ɺ
ɺ̠̊
ɺ̠
Implosives
Voiced
Voiced bilabial implosive: [ɓ]
Voiced labiodental implosive: [ɓ̪]
Voiced linguolabial implosive: [ɗ̼]/[ɓ̺]
Voiced dental implosive: [ɗ̪]
Voiced alveolar implosive: [ɗ]
Voiced postalveolar implosive: [ɗ̠]
Voiced retroflex implosive: [ᶑ]
Voiced alveolo-palatal implosive: [ʄ̟]/[ɗ̠ʲ]
Voiced palatal implosive: [ʄ]
Voiced palato-velar implosive: [ɠ̟]/[ʄ̠]
Voiced velar implosive: [ɠ]
Voiced velo-uvular implosive: [ʛ̟]/[ɠ̠]
Voiced uvular implosive: [ʛ]
Voiceless
More implosives
More implosives
Voiceless approximants
Central approximants
Lateral approximants
Coarticulated approximants with dedicated IPA symbols
Nasalised approximants
Coarticulated nasalised approximants with dedicated IPA symbols
Affrication
Affrication
Some vowels
Between [e] and [ɛ]: [e̞] or [ɛ̝]
Between [ø] and [œ]: [ø̞] or [œ̝]
Between [ɤ] and [ʌ]: [ɤ̞] or [ʌ̝]
Between [o] and [ɔ]: [o̞] or [ɔ̝]
Semivowels
Front
Central
Back
Fricative
ʝ ʝʷ
ʝ̈ ɣ̈ʷ
ɣ ɣʷ
Semivowel
j ɥ
j̈ ẅ
ɰ w
Close
i y
ɨ ʉ
ɯ u
Near-close
ɪ ʏ
ɪ̈ ʊ̈
ɯ̽ ʊ
Dark L
Voiceless dental dark L [ɫ̪̊]
Voiced dental dark L [ɫ̪]
Voiceless dark L [ɫ̥]
Voiced dark L [ɫ]
Voiceless postalveolar dark L [ɫ̠̊]
Voiced postalveolar dark L [ɫ̠]
Affricates
Approximant affricates
Sound (voiceless)
IPA
Languages
Sound (voiced)
IPA
Languages
Voiceless bilabial approximant affricate
[pɸ]
Present allophonically in
Kaingang and
Taos . Not reported as a phoneme in any natural language.
Voiced bilabial approximant affricate
[bβ]
Allophonic in
Banjun
[1] and
Shipibo
Voiceless labiodental approximant affricate
[p̪ʋ̥]
Voiced labiodental approximant affricate
[b̪ʋ]
Voiceless dental approximant affricate
[t̪ð̞̊]
Voiced dental approximant affricate
[d̪ð̞]
Voiceless alveolar approximant affricate
[tɹ̊]
Voiced alveolar approximant affricate
[dɹ]
Voiceless retroflex approximant affricate
[tɻ̊]
Mapudungun [
verification needed ] ,
Malagasy
Voiced retroflex approximant affricate
[dɻ]
Malagasy
Voiceless palatal approximant affricate
[cj̊]
Skolt Sami (younger speakers),
Hungarian (casual speech),
Albanian (transcribed as [c]), allophonically in Kaingang
Voiced palatal approximant affricate
[ɟj]
Skolt Sami (younger speakers), Hungarian (casual speech),
Albanian (transcribed as [ɟ]), some
Spanish dialects. Not reported to contrast with a
voiced palatal plosive [ɟ]
Voiceless velar approximant affricate
[kɰ̊]
Voiced velar approximant affricate
[ɡɰ]
Voiceless uvular approximant affricate
[qʁ̞̊]
Voiced uvular approximant affricate
[ɢʁ̞]
Voiceless pharyngeal approximant affricate
[ʡħ]
Haida . Not reported to contrast with an
epiglottal stop [ʡ]
Voiced pharyngeal approximant affricate
[ʡʕ]
Not attested in any natural language
Voiceless glottal affricate
[ʔh]
Yuxi dialect , allophonic in
Received Pronunciation
Voiced glottal affricate
[ʔɦ]
Not attested in any natural language