विकिपीडिया:IPA for Marshallese
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 |