Help:IPA/Malagasy

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

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IPA	Orthography	nearest English equivalent
{{IPAlink\|b}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| b \| style="text-align:left;" \| bill
{{IPAlink\|d}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| d \| style="text-align:left;" \| dill
{{IPAlink\|d͡z}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| j \| style="text-align:left;" \| heads ~ hedge {{IPA\|/ts dz s z/}} vary between these sounds, depending on speaker and situation. The latter is especially common when followed by the vowel {{IPA\|/i/}}, including its reduced form {{IPA\|[ʲ]}}. That is, {{IPA\|[sʲ]}} is generally closer to English shill.
{{IPAlink\|ɖʐ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| dr \| style="text-align:left;" \| Jill ~ drill As the Malagasy spellings ‹tr, dr› suggest, {{IPA\|/ʈʂ ɖʐ/}} may be released into a trill, depending on speaker and situation.
{{IPAlink\|f}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| f \| style="text-align:left;" \| fill
{{IPAlink\|ɡ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| g \| style="text-align:left;" \| gill
{{IPAlink\|h}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| h \| style="text-align:left;" \| hill ~ ill
{{IPAlink\|k}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| k \| style="text-align:left;" \| skill
{{IPAlink\|l}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| l \| style="text-align:left;" \| lill
{{IPAlink\|m}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| m \| style="text-align:left;" \| mill
{{IPAlink\|n}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| n \| style="text-align:left;" \| nil
{{IPAlink\|ŋ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| n̈ \| style="text-align:left;" \| song
{{IPAlink\|p}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| p \| style="text-align:left;" \| spill
{{IPAlink\|r}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| r \| style="text-align:left;" \| rill (trilled)
{{IPAlink\|s}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| s \| style="text-align:left;" \| sill ~ shill
{{IPAlink\|t}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| t \| style="text-align:left;" \| still
{{IPAlink\|t͡s}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| ts \| style="text-align:left;" \| cats ~ catch
{{IPAlink\|ʈʂ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| tr \| style="text-align:left;" \| chill ~ trill
{{IPAlink\|v}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| v \| style="text-align:left;" \| villa
{{IPAlink\|z}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| z \| style="text-align:left;" \| blaze ~ beige
colspan=3 \| Stress
IPA	Example	Note
style="text-align:center;" \|{{IPA\|ˈ ˌ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| stress \| style="text-align:left;" \| (placed before stressed syllable)

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! colspan="3"| Consonants

IPA

Orthography

nearest English equivalent

| style="text-align:left;" | b

| style="text-align:left;" | bill

| style="text-align:left;" | d

| style="text-align:left;" | dill

| style="text-align:left;" | j

| style="text-align:left;" | heads ~ hedge {{IPA|/ts dz s z/}} vary between these sounds, depending on speaker and situation. The latter is especially common when followed by the vowel {{IPA|/i/}}, including its reduced form {{IPA|[ʲ]}}. That is, {{IPA|[sʲ]}} is generally closer to English shill.

| style="text-align:left;" | dr

| style="text-align:left;" | Jill ~ drill As the Malagasy spellings ‹tr, dr› suggest, {{IPA|/ʈʂ ɖʐ/}} may be released into a trill, depending on speaker and situation.

| style="text-align:left;" | f

| style="text-align:left;" | fill

| style="text-align:left;" | g

| style="text-align:left;" | gill

| style="text-align:left;" | h

| style="text-align:left;" | hill ~ ill

| style="text-align:left;" | k

| style="text-align:left;" | skill

| style="text-align:left;" | l

| style="text-align:left;" | lill

| style="text-align:left;" | m

| style="text-align:left;" | mill

| style="text-align:left;" | n

| style="text-align:left;" | nil

| style="text-align:left;" | n̈

| style="text-align:left;" | song

| style="text-align:left;" | p

| style="text-align:left;" | spill

| style="text-align:left;" | r

| style="text-align:left;" | rill (trilled)

| style="text-align:left;" | s

| style="text-align:left;" | sill ~ shill

| style="text-align:left;" | t

| style="text-align:left;" | still

| style="text-align:left;" | ts

| style="text-align:left;" | cats ~ catch

| style="text-align:left;" | tr

| style="text-align:left;" | chill ~ trill

| style="text-align:left;" | v

| style="text-align:left;" | villa

| style="text-align:left;" | z

| style="text-align:left;" | blaze ~ beige

colspan=3 | Stress

IPA

Example

Note

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ˈ ˌ}}

| style="text-align:left;" | stress

| style="text-align:left;" | (placed before stressed syllable)

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class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 2em; text-align: center;" ! colspan="3"\| Vowels
IPA	Orthography	nearest English equivalent
{{IPAlink\|ä\|a}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| a \| style="text-align:left;" \| fat ~ father
{{IPA\|e}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| e \| style="text-align:left;" \| pet ~ plate
{{IPAlink\|i}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| i, y \| style="text-align:left;" \| seat
{{IPA\|o}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| ô, ao, oa \| style="text-align:left;" \| old
{{IPAlink\|u}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| o \| style="text-align:left;" \| cool
colspan="3"\| Diphthongs
{{IPA\|aj}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| ai, ay \| style="text-align:left;" \| eye; Danish ej
{{IPA\|aw}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|ao \| style="text-align:left;" \| Lao, often low
{{IPA\|ej}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| ei, ey \| style="text-align:left;" \| grey
{{IPA\|uj}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| oy \| style="text-align:left;" \| phooey!; French grenouille
colspan="3"\| Reduced vowels
{{IPAlink\|ə}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| a \| style="text-align:left;" \| sofa
{{IPA\|ə̥}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| a \| style="text-align:left;" \| paternal (whispered)
{{IPAlink\|ʲ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| y, i \| style="text-align:left;" \| Preceding consonant is palatalized, i.e. pronounced as if a 'y' followed it; similar to minion
{{IPAlink\|ʷ}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| o \| style="text-align:left;" \| quick but not fully rounding the lips
{{IPA\|ː}} \| style="text-align:left;" \| \| style="text-align:left;" \| (long vowel)

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! colspan="3"| Vowels

IPA

Orthography

nearest English equivalent

| style="text-align:left;" | a

| style="text-align:left;" | fat ~ father

| style="text-align:left;" | e

| style="text-align:left;" | pet ~ plate

| style="text-align:left;" | i, y

| style="text-align:left;" | seat

| style="text-align:left;" | ô, ao, oa

| style="text-align:left;" | old

| style="text-align:left;" | o

| style="text-align:left;" | cool

colspan="3"| Diphthongs

| style="text-align:left;" | ai, ay

| style="text-align:left;" | eye; Danish ej

| style="text-align:left;" |ao

| style="text-align:left;" | Lao, often low

| style="text-align:left;" | ei, ey

| style="text-align:left;" | grey

| style="text-align:left;" | oy

| style="text-align:left;" | phooey!; French grenouille

colspan="3"| Reduced vowels

| style="text-align:left;" | a

| style="text-align:left;" | sofa

| style="text-align:left;" | a

| style="text-align:left;" | paternal (whispered)

| style="text-align:left;" | y, i

| style="text-align:left;" | Preceding consonant is palatalized, i.e. pronounced as if a 'y' followed it; similar to minion

| style="text-align:left;" | o

| style="text-align:left;" | quick but not fully rounding the lips

| style="text-align:left;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | (long vowel)

Help:IPA/Malagasy

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