Note: IPA transcriptions are based on the pronunciations of the primary linguistic correspondent. This inventory is therefore provisional, such that it is specific to this dictionary and is subject to change.
ROMANIZATION | IPA |
Vowels | |
a | /a/ |
ae | /æ/ |
ai | /aj/ |
aw | /aw/ |
E | /ə/ |
e | /ɯ/ |
ei | /ɯj/ |
ew | /əɔ/ |
i | /i/ |
o | /ɔ/ |
oe | /œ/ |
oi | /oj/ |
u | /u/ |
ui | /uj/ |
w | following consonant → /◌ʷ/ everywhere else → /w/ |
y | following consonant → /◌ʲ/ everywhere else → /j/ |
ya | /ja/ |
yaw | /jaw/ |
ye | /jə/ |
yew | /jəw/ |
yo | /jo/ |
yoe | /jœ/ |
yu | /jy/ |
ywa | /ɥa/ |
Consonants | |
b | /b/ |
c | preceding /i/ → /tɕ/ everywhere else → /ʈʂ/ |
d | /d/ |
dz | /ts/ |
f | /f/ |
g | /g/ |
G | /ɢ/ |
h | /χ/ |
j | preceding /i/ → /dʒ/ everywhere else → /ɖʐ/ |
k | /k/ |
l | preceding consonant → /l/ everywhere else → /ɹ/ |
m | /m/ |
n | /n/ |
N | /ŋ/ |
p | /p/ |
q | /q/ |
R | /ʁ/ |
r | /r/ |
s | preceding /i/ → /ɕ/ everywhere else → /s/ |
t | /t/ |
ts | /tsʰ/ |
V | /ɣ/ |
v | /v/ |
x | /x/ |
X | /ʂ/ |
Z | /ʐ/ |
z | preceding /i/ → /ʑ/ everywhere else → /z/ |