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THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (revised to 2016)

CONSONANTS (PULMONIC) © 2016 IPA

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveola Postalveola r Retroflex Palatal Vela r Uvula r Pharyngeal Glottal p ≥ …cïk gq / Nasal İ = Ò N Î Trill õ r R Tap or Flap ⱱ |Ç B f T D sz §ˆć JxVX å © ?hH Lateral fricative ñL æ ¨ ø » Lateral approximant Ï ´

Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.

CONSONANTS (NON-PULMONIC)

Clicks Voiced implosives Ejectives Front Central Back Close i é è ∑ u > Bilabial ≤ Bilabial ' Examples: I Y U ù Dental ë Dental/alveolar p' Bilabial Close-mid P ɘ Â ‰ < (Post)alveolar ú Palatal t' Dental/alveolar π ¥ Palatoalveolar Ä Velar k' Velar Open-mid E{ ä ɞ μ O Ù Alveolar lateral ì Uvular s' Alveolar fricative

⁄ ¿ OTHER SYMBOLS Open a ‹ A ş ª Voiceless labial-velar fricative – ó Alveolo-palatal Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded . Voiced labial-velar approximant ◊ Voiced alveolar lateral flap ç Voiced labial-palatal approximant ê Simultaneous S and SUPRASEGMENTALS í Voiceless epiglottal fricative Primary and double articulations " ®foUnπ"tISπn Ω Voiced epiglottal fricative can be represented by two symbols ts∞ kp∂ ® joined by a tie if necessary. Ö Epiglottal plosive É Long e É

ò Half-long eò Some diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender, e.g. N( * Extra-short e*

9 Voiceless n9 d9 ∫ Breathy voiced b∫ a∫ 1 Dental t1 d 1 ù Minor () group 3 Voiced Creaky voiced ’ Apical ’ ’ s3 t3 0 b0 a0 t d Ù Major () group Aspirated Linguolabial Laminal î tî dî £ t £ d£ 4 t4 d4 . break ¨i.⁄kt

7 More rounded O7 W Labialized tW dW ) Nasalized e) Å Linking (absence of a break)

Less rounded Palatalized Í OÍ ≠ t≠ d≠ ö dö TONES AND WORD ACCENTS

LEVEL CONTOUR ± Advanced u± Ú Velarized tÚ dÚ ” Lateral release d” Extra or or Rising 2 Retracted e2 ı Pharyngealized tı dı } No audible release d} e_ “ high e# Ê e! č High e$ ∆ Falling á Centralized eá â Velarized or pharyngealized : High e@ ≈ Mid e rising + Mid-centralized + Raised ( = voiced alveolar fricative) % e 6 e6 ¨6 Low e~ ™ Low e  rising Ô ` Syllabic n` À Lowered eÀ ( BÀ = voiced bilabial approximant) Extra Rising- eÑ È low e&  falling Non-syllabic Advanced Tongue Root 8 e8 5 e5 ÿ Ã Global rise Ø Rhoticity ã aØ ° Retracted Tongue Root e ° Õ Upstep ¤ Global fall

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