The International Phonetic Alphabet
THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (revised to 2005)
CONSONANTS (PULMONIC) Bilabial Labiodental Dental Plosive Nasal Trill Tap or Flap Fricative Lateral fricative Approximant Lateral approximant Alveolar Post alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular © 2005 IPA Pharyngeal Glottal
t d µ n r | v F B f v T D s z S Z Ò L √ ® l
p b m ı
Ê ∂ c Ô k g q G / = ≠ N – R « ß Ω ç J x V X Â © ? h H ’
VOWELS
j ¥
˜ K
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible. CONSONANTS (NON-PULMONIC) Clicks Voiced implosives Ejectives
Front Close
Central
Back
> ˘ ! ¯ ≤
Bilabial Dental (Post)alveolar Palatoalveolar Alveolar lateral
∫ Î ˙ ƒ Ï
Bilabial Dental/alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
’ p’ t’ k’ s’
Examples: Bilabial Dental/alveolar Velar Alveolar fricative
i
y
Close-mid
IY e P
È Ë
U
¨ u Ø o ø O A Å
Open-mid
OTHER SYMBOLS
∑ Voiceless labial-velar fricative Ç Û Alveolo-palatal fricatives w Voiced labial-velar approximant » Voiced alveolar lateral flap Á Voiced labial-palatal approximant Í Simultaneous S and x Ì Voiceless epiglottal fricative Affricates and double articulations ¿ Voiced epiglottal fricative can be represented by two symbols joined by a tie bar if necessary. ÷ Epiglottal plosive
DIACRITICS
Open
e ∏ ´ E { ‰ å œ a ”
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel. SUPRASEGMENTALS
(
kp ts N(
Diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender, e.g.
Æ … Ú
"
*
Primary stress Secondary stress Long Half-long Extra-short
ÆfoUn´"tIS´n
ò
(
e _ e! e@ e~ e— Õ õ
â ê î ô û
High Mid Low Extra low
Downstep Upstep
e e$ e% efi e& ã Ã
ˆ
3 Ó 7 ¶ ™ 2 · + ` 8 ±
9
n9 d9 Voiced s3 t 3 Aspirated tÓ dÓ More rounded O7 Less rounded O¶ Advanced u™ Retracted e2 Centralized e· Mid-centralized e+ Syllabic n` Non-syllabic e8
CONSONANTS (PULMONIC) Bilabial Labiodental Dental Plosive Nasal Trill Tap or Flap Fricative Lateral fricative Approximant Lateral approximant Alveolar Post alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular © 2005 IPA Pharyngeal Glottal
t d µ n r | v F B f v T D s z S Z Ò L √ ® l
p b m ı
Ê ∂ c Ô k g q G / = ≠ N – R « ß Ω ç J x V X Â © ? h H ’
VOWELS
j ¥
˜ K
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible. CONSONANTS (NON-PULMONIC) Clicks Voiced implosives Ejectives
Front Close
Central
Back
> ˘ ! ¯ ≤
Bilabial Dental (Post)alveolar Palatoalveolar Alveolar lateral
∫ Î ˙ ƒ Ï
Bilabial Dental/alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
’ p’ t’ k’ s’
Examples: Bilabial Dental/alveolar Velar Alveolar fricative
i
y
Close-mid
IY e P
È Ë
U
¨ u Ø o ø O A Å
Open-mid
OTHER SYMBOLS
∑ Voiceless labial-velar fricative Ç Û Alveolo-palatal fricatives w Voiced labial-velar approximant » Voiced alveolar lateral flap Á Voiced labial-palatal approximant Í Simultaneous S and x Ì Voiceless epiglottal fricative Affricates and double articulations ¿ Voiced epiglottal fricative can be represented by two symbols joined by a tie bar if necessary. ÷ Epiglottal plosive
DIACRITICS
Open
e ∏ ´ E { ‰ å œ a ”
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel. SUPRASEGMENTALS
(
kp ts N(
Diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender, e.g.
Æ … Ú
"
*
Primary stress Secondary stress Long Half-long Extra-short
ÆfoUn´"tIS´n
ò
(
e _ e! e@ e~ e— Õ õ
â ê î ô û
High Mid Low Extra low
Downstep Upstep
e e$ e% efi e& ã Ã
ˆ
3 Ó 7 ¶ ™ 2 · + ` 8 ±
9
n9 d9 Voiced s3 t 3 Aspirated tÓ dÓ More rounded O7 Less rounded O¶ Advanced u™ Retracted e2 Centralized e· Mid-centralized e+ Syllabic n` Non-syllabic e8