Help:IPA/Berber

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Berber languages 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}}.

In the interest of pan-Berber legibility, the Berber Latin alphabet omits the partly phonemic contrast found in some Berber varieties (notably Kabyle and Tarifit) between stops and fricatives.

class="wikitable" \|+ Consonants ! IPA	English approximation	Berber Latin letter	Tifinagh (IRCAM) equivalent
{{IPAlink\|b}}	bed \| B b	rowspan="2" \| {{script\|Tfng\|ⴱ}}
{{IPAlink\|β}}	between bed and vet \| B b, Ḇ ḇ
{{IPAlink\|ç}}	huge \| K k, Ḵ ḵ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴽ}}
{{IPAlink\|d}}	do \| D d	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴷ}}
{{IPAlink\|dz}}	words \| Zz zz	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴷⵣ}}
{{IPAlink\|dʒ}}	just \| Ǧ ǧ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴵ}}
{{IPAlink\|ð}}	this \| D d, Ḏ ḏ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴷ}}
{{IPAlink\|dˤ}}	Emphatic d, no English equivalent \| Ḍ ḍ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴹ}}
{{IPAlink\|f}}	fin \| F f	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴼ}}
{{IPAlink\|ɡ}}	go \| G g	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴳ}}
{{IPAlink\|ɣ}}	between get and ahead; Spanish amigo \| Gh gh	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵖ}}
{{IPAlink\|h}}	hello \| H h	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵀ}}
{{IPAlink\|ħ}}	like hat but pharyngeal; Arabic ḥijāb \| Ḥ ḥ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵃ}}
{{IPAlink\|j}}	yes \| Y y	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵢ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʝ}}	like yes, but stronger \| G g, Ǥ ǥ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴳ}}
{{IPAlink\|k}}	scat \| K k	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴽ}}
{{IPAlink\|l}}	let \| L l	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵍ}}
{{IPAlink\|m}}	man \| M m	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵎ}}
{{IPAlink\|n}}	no \| N n	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵏ}}
{{IPAlink\|θ}}	bath \| T t, Ṯ ṯ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵜ}}
{{IPAlink\|q}}	like cap but uvular; Arabic al-Qurʾān \| Q q	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵇ}}
{{IPAlink\|r}}	rowspan="2" \| rolled r \| R r	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵔ}}
{{IPAlink\|ˤ\|rˤ}} \| Ṛ ṛ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵕ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʁ}}	French r \| Gh gh, Ɣ ɣ, Γ γ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵖ}}
{{IPAlink\|s}}	rowspan="2" \| sun \| S s	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵙ}}
{{IPAlink\|sˤ}} \| Ṣ ṣ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵚ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʃ}}	ship \| C c	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵛ}}
{{IPAlink\|t}}	rowspan="2" \| stick \| T t	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵜ}}
{{IPAlink\|tˤ}} \| Ṭ ṭ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵟ}}
{{IPAlink\|ts}}	cats \| Ţţ ţţ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵜⵙ}}
{{IPAlink\|tʃ}}	China \| Č č	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵞ}}
{{IPAlink\|w}}	weep \| W w	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵡ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʷ}}	no English equivalent; labialization \| sometimes °	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵯ}}
{{IPAlink\|χ}}	Scottish loch \| X x	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵅ}}
{{IPAlink\|z}}	rowspan="2" \| zoo \| Z z	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵣ}}
{{IPAlink\|zˤ}} \| Ẓ ẓ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵥ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʒ}}	measure \| J j	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵊ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʕ}}	no English equivalent; German für \| Â â, Ɛ ɛ, Σ ε	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵄ}}

class="wikitable" \|+ Vowels ! IPA	English approximation	Berber Latin letter	Tifinagh (IRCAM) equivalent
{{IPAlink\|æ}}	fat \| A a	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴰ}}
{{IPAlink\|ə}}	about \| E e	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴻ}}
{{IPAlink\|i}}	sheet \| I i	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵉ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʊ}}	put \| U u	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵓ}}

class="wikitable" \|+ Consonants ! IPA	English approximation	Berber Latin letter	Tifinagh (IRCAM) equivalent
{{IPAlink\|b}}	bed \| B b	rowspan="2" \| {{script\|Tfng\|ⴱ}}
{{IPAlink\|β}}	between bed and vet \| B b, Ḇ ḇ
{{IPAlink\|ç}}	huge \| K k, Ḵ ḵ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴽ}}
{{IPAlink\|d}}	do \| D d	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴷ}}
{{IPAlink\|dz}}	words \| Zz zz	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴷⵣ}}
{{IPAlink\|dʒ}}	just \| Ǧ ǧ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴵ}}
{{IPAlink\|ð}}	this \| D d, Ḏ ḏ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴷ}}
{{IPAlink\|dˤ}}	Emphatic d, no English equivalent \| Ḍ ḍ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴹ}}
{{IPAlink\|f}}	fin \| F f	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴼ}}
{{IPAlink\|ɡ}}	go \| G g	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴳ}}
{{IPAlink\|ɣ}}	between get and ahead; Spanish amigo \| Gh gh	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵖ}}
{{IPAlink\|h}}	hello \| H h	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵀ}}
{{IPAlink\|ħ}}	like hat but pharyngeal; Arabic ḥijāb \| Ḥ ḥ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵃ}}
{{IPAlink\|j}}	yes \| Y y	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵢ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʝ}}	like yes, but stronger \| G g, Ǥ ǥ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴳ}}
{{IPAlink\|k}}	scat \| K k	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴽ}}
{{IPAlink\|l}}	let \| L l	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵍ}}
{{IPAlink\|m}}	man \| M m	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵎ}}
{{IPAlink\|n}}	no \| N n	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵏ}}
{{IPAlink\|θ}}	bath \| T t, Ṯ ṯ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵜ}}
{{IPAlink\|q}}	like cap but uvular; Arabic al-Qurʾān \| Q q	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵇ}}
{{IPAlink\|r}}	rowspan="2" \| rolled r \| R r	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵔ}}
{{IPAlink\|ˤ\|rˤ}} \| Ṛ ṛ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵕ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʁ}}	French r \| Gh gh, Ɣ ɣ, Γ γ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵖ}}
{{IPAlink\|s}}	rowspan="2" \| sun \| S s	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵙ}}
{{IPAlink\|sˤ}} \| Ṣ ṣ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵚ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʃ}}	ship \| C c	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵛ}}
{{IPAlink\|t}}	rowspan="2" \| stick \| T t	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵜ}}
{{IPAlink\|tˤ}} \| Ṭ ṭ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵟ}}
{{IPAlink\|ts}}	cats \| Ţţ ţţ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵜⵙ}}
{{IPAlink\|tʃ}}	China \| Č č	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵞ}}
{{IPAlink\|w}}	weep \| W w	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵡ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʷ}}	no English equivalent; labialization \| sometimes °	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵯ}}
{{IPAlink\|χ}}	Scottish loch \| X x	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵅ}}
{{IPAlink\|z}}	rowspan="2" \| zoo \| Z z	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵣ}}
{{IPAlink\|zˤ}} \| Ẓ ẓ	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵥ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʒ}}	measure \| J j	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵊ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʕ}}	no English equivalent; German für \| Â â, Ɛ ɛ, Σ ε	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵄ}}

class="wikitable" \|+ Vowels ! IPA	English approximation	Berber Latin letter	Tifinagh (IRCAM) equivalent
{{IPAlink\|æ}}	fat \| A a	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴰ}}
{{IPAlink\|ə}}	about \| E e	{{script\|Tfng\|ⴻ}}
{{IPAlink\|i}}	sheet \| I i	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵉ}}
{{IPAlink\|ʊ}}	put \| U u	{{script\|Tfng\|ⵓ}}

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