Consonants |
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Examples |
Examples |
English equivalents |
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б |
bʲ |
б |
boot; beautiful |
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д |
do |
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дз |
d͡zʲ |
дз |
birds, adze |
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дж |
jewel |
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ф |
fʲ |
ф |
fool; few |
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г |
ɣʲ |
г |
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к |
kʲ |
к |
cooter; cute |
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л |
lʲ |
л |
loot; lute |
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м |
mʲ |
м |
moot; mute |
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н |
nʲ |
н |
noon; new |
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п |
pʲ |
п |
paw; pew |
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р |
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с |
sʲ |
с |
soup; super |
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ш |
shop |
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т |
tool |
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ц |
t͡sʲ |
ц |
tsunami, cats |
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ч |
choose |
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в |
vʲ |
в |
voodoo; view |
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х |
xʲ |
х |
bach; huge |
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з |
zʲ |
з |
zoo; azure |
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ж |
rouge |
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Marginal consonants |
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г, ґ |
ɡʲ |
г, ґ |
goo; ague |
Examples |
English equivalent |
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а, я |
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э, е |
met |
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і |
meat |
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ы |
bit |
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о, ё |
born |
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у, ю |
choose |
Examples |
English equivalent |
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й |
yes, boy |
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ў |
water |
Other symbols |
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IPA |
Explanation |
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ˈ |
Stress (placed before the |
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ː |
Gemination (doubled consonant) |