Help:IPA/Adyghe

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Adyghe pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.

See Adyghe phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Adyghe, as well as dialectal variations that are not represented here.

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IPA ! Examples ! English approximation
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|b}} \| {{audio-lang\|Бэ.ogg\|ady\|бэ\|help=no}} \| bat
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ɕ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-3.oga\|ady\|щы\|help=no}} \| Somewhat like British consume
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPAlink\|d}} \| {{audio-lang\|дэ.ogg\|ady\|дэ\|help=no}} \| done
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPAlink\|dz}} \| {{audio-lang\|D͡za.ogg\|ady\|дзэ\|help=no}} \| goods
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|dzʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Adygheдзу.ogg\|ady\|дзу, хьандзу, хьандзуачӏ\|help=no}} \|goods but with the lips rounded
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPAlink\|dʒ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Dzhana.ogg\|ady\|джанэ\|help=no}} \| jam
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|f}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-фыжьы.oga\|ady\|фыжьы\|help=no}} \| fast
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɣ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Гыны.ogg\|ady\|гыны\|help=no}} \| Spanish trigo
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʷ\|ɡʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Гу.ogg\|ady\|гу\|help=no}} \| Gwen
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ħ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ħa.ogg\|ady\|хьэ\|help=no}} \| somewhat like hat
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|j}} \| {{audio-lang\|Yata.ogg\|ady\|ятӀэ\|help=no}} \| yes
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|kʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ку.ogg\|ady\|ку\|help=no}} \| quality
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|kʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|шкӏэ_2.ogg\|ady\|шкӏэ\|help=no}} \| like cup but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|kʷʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Tħakʷʼma.ogg\|ady\|тхьэкӏумэ\|help=no}} \| like quality but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ɮ\|l}} \| {{audio-lang\|Лы.ogg\|ady\|лы\|help=no}} \| Somewhat like luck
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ɬ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Circassian_Лъ.ogg\|ady\|лъы\|help=no}} \| Welsh llwyd
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ɬʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ɬʼə.oga\|ady\|лӏы\|help=no}} \| like Welsh llwyd but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|m}} \| {{audio-lang\|Maːza.ogg\|ady\|мазэ\|help=no}} \| man
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|n}} \| {{audio-lang\|Нэ.ogg\|ady\|нэ\|help=no}} \| no
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|p}} \| {{audio-lang\|Пэ-noise.ogg\|ady\|пэ\|help=no}} \| pan
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|pʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Paa.ogg\|ady\|пӏэ\|help=no}} \| like pan but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|pʷʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|пӏуакӏэ.ogg\|ady\|пӏуакӏэ\|help=no}} \| like French point but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|q}} \| {{audio-lang\|къалэ.ogg\|ady\|къалэ\|help=no}} \| like cup but further back; Arabic Qāf (ق)
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|qʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|къо.ogg\|ady\|къо\|help=no}} \| like quality but further back
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|r}} \| {{audio-lang\|ар.ogg\|ady\|ар\|help=no}} \| rolled r
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʁ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Гъэ.ogg\|ady\|гъэ\|help=no}} \| French rester
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|ʁʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|ʁʷaʑə.ogg\|ady\|гъожьэ\|help=no}} \| French roi
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|s}} \| {{audio-lang\|Сэ.ogg\|ady\|сэ\|help=no}} \| sad
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʃ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ʃə.ogg\|ady\|шы\|help=no}} \| shell
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|ʃʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Shwa.ogg\|ady\|шъо\|help=no}} \| somewhat like French choix
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| ʃʼ \| {{audio-lang\|пшӏы.ogg\|ady\|пшӏы\|help=no}} \| like shell but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|ʃʷʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Circassian Шӏу.oga\|ady\|шӏу\|help=no}} \| somewhat like French choix but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʂ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Pshahsa.ogg\|ady\|пшъашъэ\|help=no}} \| Somewhat like North American worship
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|t}} \| {{audio-lang\|Тэ.ogg\|ady\|тэ\|help=no}} \| tap
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|tʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Тӏы.ogg\|ady\|тӏы\|help=no}} \| like tap but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|tʷʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-2.oga\|ady\|тӏу\|help=no}} \| like tweet but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ts}} \| {{audio-lang\|Circassian Ц.ogg\|ady\|цы\|help=no}} \| hats
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|tsʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|T͡sʷaːqa.ogg\|ady\|цуакъэ\|help=no}} \| somewhat like Botswana
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|tsʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|цӏэ.ogg\|ady\|цӏэ\|help=no}} \| like hats but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|tʃ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ʃt͡atə.ogg\|ady\|чэты\|help=no}} \| chat
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|tʃʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|кӏако.ogg\|ady\|кӏако\|help=no}} \| like chat but ejective Ejective consonants, which do not occur in English, are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with pressure from the throat rather than the lungs.
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|tʂ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-чъыгы.oga\|ady\|чъыгы\|help=no}} \| somewhat like trust
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|tʂʼ}} \| {{audio-lang\|чӏы.ogg\|ady\|чӏы\|help=no}} \| somewhat like trust but ejective
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|w}} \| {{audio-lang\|уэ.ogg\|ady\|о\|help=no}} \| war
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|x}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-6.oga\|ady\|хы\|help=no}} \| loch (Scottish English)
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|χ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Хъыен.ogg\|ady\|хъыен\|help=no}} \| Like Scottish loch but with the tongue further back; French proche
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|χʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Xhwana.ogg\|ady\|хъуанэ\|help=no}} \| French trois
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|z}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-1.oga\|ady\|зы\|help=no}} \| zoo
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʑ}} \| {{audio-lang\|жьы.ogg\|ady\|жьы\|help=no}} \| Somewhat like British Zeus
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʒ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Zhacha.ogg\|ady\|жакӏэ\|help=no}} \| vision
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|ʒʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Zhwarho.ogg\|ady\|жъуагъо\|help=no}} \| French joie
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʐ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Жъы.ogg\|ady\|жъы\|help=no}} \| Somewhat like North American Persian
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʔ}} \| {{audio-lang\|ʔa.ogg\|ady\|ӏэ\|help=no}} \| the catch in uh-oh!
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ʷ\|ʔʷ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ӏо.ogg\|ady\|ӏо\|help=no}} \| Somewhat like Cockney network
colspan="3" \| Non-native consonants
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|k}} \| {{audio-lang\|Adygheк.ogg\|ady\|к, кнопк, ручк\|help=no}} \| cup
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|v}} \|{{audio-lang\|Adygheв.ogg\|ady\|в\|help=no}} \| vet

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! colspan="3" | Consonants

IPA

! Examples

! English approximation

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|b}}

| {{audio-lang|Бэ.ogg|ady|бэ|help=no}}

| bat

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ɕ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-3.oga|ady|щы|help=no}}

| Somewhat like British consume

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPAlink|d}}

| {{audio-lang|дэ.ogg|ady|дэ|help=no}}

| done

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPAlink|dz}}

| {{audio-lang|D͡za.ogg|ady|дзэ|help=no}}

| goods

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|dzʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Adygheдзу.ogg|ady|дзу, хьандзу, хьандзуачӏ|help=no}}

|goods but with the lips rounded

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPAlink|dʒ}}

| {{audio-lang|Dzhana.ogg|ady|джанэ|help=no}}

| jam

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|f}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-фыжьы.oga|ady|фыжьы|help=no}}

| fast

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɣ}}

| {{audio-lang|Гыны.ogg|ady|гыны|help=no}}

| Spanish trigo

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʷ|ɡʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Гу.ogg|ady|гу|help=no}}

| Gwen

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ħ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ħa.ogg|ady|хьэ|help=no}}

| somewhat like hat

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|j}}

| {{audio-lang|Yata.ogg|ady|ятӀэ|help=no}}

| yes

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|kʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ку.ogg|ady|ку|help=no}}

| quality

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|kʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|шкӏэ_2.ogg|ady|шкӏэ|help=no}}

| like cup but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|kʷʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|Tħakʷʼma.ogg|ady|тхьэкӏумэ|help=no}}

| like quality but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ɮ|l}}

| {{audio-lang|Лы.ogg|ady|лы|help=no}}

| Somewhat like luck

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ɬ}}

| {{audio-lang|Circassian_Лъ.ogg|ady|лъы|help=no}}

| Welsh llwyd

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ɬʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ɬʼə.oga|ady|лӏы|help=no}}

| like Welsh llwyd but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|m}}

| {{audio-lang|Maːza.ogg|ady|мазэ|help=no}}

| man

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|n}}

| {{audio-lang|Нэ.ogg|ady|нэ|help=no}}

| no

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|p}}

| {{audio-lang|Пэ-noise.ogg|ady|пэ|help=no}}

| pan

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|pʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|Paa.ogg|ady|пӏэ|help=no}}

| like pan but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|pʷʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|пӏуакӏэ.ogg|ady|пӏуакӏэ|help=no}}

| like French point but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|q}}

| {{audio-lang|къалэ.ogg|ady|къалэ|help=no}}

| like cup but further back; Arabic Qāf (ق)

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|qʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|къо.ogg|ady|къо|help=no}}

| like quality but further back

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|r}}

| {{audio-lang|ар.ogg|ady|ар|help=no}}

| rolled r

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPAlink|ʁ}}

| {{audio-lang|Гъэ.ogg|ady|гъэ|help=no}}

| French rester

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|ʁʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|ʁʷaʑə.ogg|ady|гъожьэ|help=no}}

| French roi

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|s}}

| {{audio-lang|Сэ.ogg|ady|сэ|help=no}}

| sad

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʃ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ʃə.ogg|ady|шы|help=no}}

| shell

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|ʃʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Shwa.ogg|ady|шъо|help=no}}

| somewhat like French choix

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | ʃʼ

| {{audio-lang|пшӏы.ogg|ady|пшӏы|help=no}}

| like shell but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|ʃʷʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|Circassian Шӏу.oga|ady|шӏу|help=no}}

| somewhat like French choix but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʂ}}

| {{audio-lang|Pshahsa.ogg|ady|пшъашъэ|help=no}}

| Somewhat like North American worship

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|t}}

| {{audio-lang|Тэ.ogg|ady|тэ|help=no}}

| tap

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|tʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|Тӏы.ogg|ady|тӏы|help=no}}

| like tap but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|tʷʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-2.oga|ady|тӏу|help=no}}

| like tweet but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ts}}

| {{audio-lang|Circassian Ц.ogg|ady|цы|help=no}}

| hats

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|tsʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|T͡sʷaːqa.ogg|ady|цуакъэ|help=no}}

| somewhat like Botswana

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|tsʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|цӏэ.ogg|ady|цӏэ|help=no}}

| like hats but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|tʃ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ʃt͡atə.ogg|ady|чэты|help=no}}

| chat

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|tʃʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|кӏако.ogg|ady|кӏако|help=no}}

| like chat but ejective Ejective consonants, which do not occur in English, are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with pressure from the throat rather than the lungs.

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|tʂ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-чъыгы.oga|ady|чъыгы|help=no}}

| somewhat like trust

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|tʂʼ}}

| {{audio-lang|чӏы.ogg|ady|чӏы|help=no}}

| somewhat like trust but ejective

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|w}}

| {{audio-lang|уэ.ogg|ady|о|help=no}}

| war

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|x}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-6.oga|ady|хы|help=no}}

| loch (Scottish English)

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|χ}}

| {{audio-lang|Хъыен.ogg|ady|хъыен|help=no}}

| Like Scottish loch but with the tongue further back; French proche

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|χʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Xhwana.ogg|ady|хъуанэ|help=no}}

| French trois

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|z}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-1.oga|ady|зы|help=no}}

| zoo

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʑ}}

| {{audio-lang|жьы.ogg|ady|жьы|help=no}}

| Somewhat like British Zeus

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʒ}}

| {{audio-lang|Zhacha.ogg|ady|жакӏэ|help=no}}

| vision

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|ʒʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Zhwarho.ogg|ady|жъуагъо|help=no}}

| French joie

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʐ}}

| {{audio-lang|Жъы.ogg|ady|жъы|help=no}}

| Somewhat like North American Persian

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʔ}}

| {{audio-lang|ʔa.ogg|ady|ӏэ|help=no}}

| the catch in uh-oh!

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ʷ|ʔʷ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ӏо.ogg|ady|ӏо|help=no}}

| Somewhat like Cockney network

colspan="3" | Non-native consonants

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|k}}

| {{audio-lang|Adygheк.ogg|ady|к, кнопк, ручк|help=no}}

| cup

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|v}}

|{{audio-lang|Adygheв.ogg|ady|в|help=no}}

| vet

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em;" ! colspan="3" \| Vowels
IPA ! Examples ! English approximation
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ɜ}} \| {{audio-lang\|ʔa.ogg\|ady\|ӏэ\|help=no}} \| nut
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|aː}} \| {{audio-lang\|ар.ogg\|ady\|ар\|help=no}} \| father
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \| {{IPAlink\|ɘ}} \| {{audio-lang\|Ady-1.oga\|ady\|зы\|help=no}} \| about

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! colspan="3" | Vowels

IPA

! Examples

! English approximation

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ɜ}}

| {{audio-lang|ʔa.ogg|ady|ӏэ|help=no}}

| nut

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|aː}}

| {{audio-lang|ар.ogg|ady|ар|help=no}}

| father

style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" | {{IPAlink|ɘ}}

| {{audio-lang|Ady-1.oga|ady|зы|help=no}}

| about

Help:IPA/Adyghe

See also

Notes