The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Marshallese language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Marshallese language#Sounds for detailed discussion of the phonology of Marshallese.
| Consonants
|
| IPA
|
Pron.
|
Example
|
English approximations
|
| pˠ
|
p̴, -b̴-
|
Bokaak, bwil
|
sleepwear, subway
|
| rʲ
|
r̟
|
Amedka
|
city (AmE)
|
| tʲ
|
t͡ɕ, -ʑ-
|
Mājro
|
meet you, bless you, his yarn
|
| k
|
k, -ɡ-
|
Pikinni
|
stuck
|
| kʷ
|
kʷ, -ɡʷ-
|
Kuwajleen, Kwaron̄
|
equal
|
| lʲ
|
l
|
Kōle
|
leave (RP)
|
| lˠ
|
ɫ
|
M̧aļoeļap
|
bill
|
| lˠʷ
|
ɫʷ
|
Jabtoļon̄e, Lo̧ļwe
|
Galway, well wisher
|
| mʲ
|
m
|
Mile
|
meat
|
| mˠ
|
m̴
|
M̧ajeļ, M̧weeņļap
|
gym wear
|
| nʲ
|
n
|
Epoon
|
near
|
| nˠ
|
n̴
|
Arņo
|
nut
|
| nˠʷ
|
n̴ʷ
|
|
Anwar
|
| ŋ
|
ŋ
|
aelōn̄
|
sung
|
| ŋʷ
|
ŋʷ
|
Ron̄ļap
|
wrong way
|
| pʲ
|
p, -b-
|
Epjā
|
peace, beach
|
| rˠ
|
r̴
|
Pikaar
|
rat (trilled)
|
| rˠʷ
|
r̴ʷ
|
Jo̧rwe, Nim̧ur
|
roof (trilled)
|
| tˠ
|
t̴, -d̴-
|
Ruot
|
tough, dust
|
| ɦˠ
|
ɰ, ɤ̯, ʌ̯, ʕ
|
unwritten between a and t in Ratak
|
(no clear equivalent)
|
| ɦˠʷ
|
w, o̯, ɔ̯, ɒ̯
|
Wōjjā, unwritten after o in Nam̧o
|
(no clear equivalent)
|
| ɦʲ
|
j, e̯, ɛ̯, æ̯
|
unwritten before e in Ellep
|
(no clear equivalent)
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA
|
Allophones
|
Example
|
English approximations
|
| a
|
æ, æ͡ɑ, æ͡ɒ, ɑ͡æ, ɑ, ɑ͡ɒ, ɒ͡æ, ɒ͡ɑ, ɒ
|
Ānewetak, io̧kwe
|
bat, father, rock
|
| ɜ
|
ɛ, ɛ͡ʌ, ɛ͡ɔ, ʌ͡ɛ, ʌ, ʌ͡ɔ, ɔ͡ɛ, ɔ͡ʌ, ɔ
|
Lae, Wōtto
|
get, saw, stub
|
| ɘ
|
e, e͡ɤ, e͡o, ɤ͡e, ɤ, ɤ͡o, o͡e, o͡ɤ, o
|
Aelok, Jālwōj
|
boat, great
|
| ɨ
|
i, i͡ɯ, i͡u, ɯ͡i, ɯ, ɯ͡u, u͡i, u͡ɯ, u
|
Aur, Likiep, Wūjae
|
goose, green
|
