Help:IPA/Tatar

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Tatar language 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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colspan=6 \| Consonants
{{IPAlink\|b}} \| б \| b \| bee
{{IPAlink\|ɕ}} \| ч \| ç \| she
{{IPAlink\|ɕː}} \| щ \| şç \| she
{{IPAlink\|d}} \| д \| d \| day
{{IPAlink\|f}} \| ф \| f \| fat
{{IPAlink\|ɡ}} \| г \| g \| go
{{IPAlink\|h}} \| һ \| h \| hat
{{IPAlink\|j}} \| йCombinations {{IPA\|[jɑ, jæ]}}, {{IPA\|[jɤ̞, je]}}, {{IPA\|[ju, jʉ]}} are spelled in Cyrillic as {{script\|Cyrl\|Я я}}, {{script\|Cyrl\|Е е}}, {{script\|Cyrl\|Ю ю}}, respectively, and in Latin as ya/yä, yı/ye, yu/yü. \| y \| yes
{{IPAlink\|k}} \| к \| k \| key
{{IPAlink\|l}} \| л \| l \| leaf
{{IPAlink\|m}} \| м \| m \| my
{{IPAlink\|n}} \| н \| n \| no
{{IPAlink\|ŋ}} \| ң \| ñ \| sing
{{IPAlink\|p}} \| п \| p \| park
{{IPAlink\|q}} \| к (къ){{IPA\|[q]}} and {{IPA\|[ʁ]}} are spelled in Cyrillic as {{script\|Cyrl\|К к}} and {{script\|Cyrl\|Г г}}, and only in a few words as {{script\|Cyrl\|къ}} and {{script\|Cyrl\|гъ}}, whereas in Latin, they're spelled as q and ğ respectively. \| q \| Arabic Miqaṣṣ (مقص)
{{IPAlink\|ɾ}} \| р \| r \| Scottish girl
{{IPAlink\|ʁ}} \| г (гъ) \| ğ \| French rouge
{{IPAlink\|s}} \| с \| s \| say
{{IPAlink\|ʃ}} \| ш \| ş \| shy
{{IPAlink\|t}} \| т \| t \| table
{{IPAlink\|ts}} \| цOnly in Russian loanwords \| ts \| bits
{{IPAlink\|tɕ}} \| ч \| ç \| cheese
{{IPAlink\|v}} \| в \| v \| van
{{IPAlink\|w}} \| у, ү, в \| w \| well
{{IPAlink\|χ}} \| х \| x \| Scottish loch
{{IPAlink\|z}} \| з \| z \| zoo
{{IPAlink\|ʑ}} \| җ \| c \| azure (UK)
{{IPAlink\|ʐ}} \| ж \| j \| garage (US)
{{IPAlink\|ʔ}} \| ь, эOnly in Arabic loanwords, {{script\|Cyrl\|ь}} and {{script\|Cyrl\|э}} are used to indicate the glottal stop: e.g. {{lang\|tt-Cyrl\|мәсьәлә}} and {{lang\|tt-Cyrl\|маэмай}}. \| ' \| glottal stop in oh-oh

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! IPA

! Cyrillic

! Latin

! English
approximation

colspan=6 | Consonants

| б

| b

| bee

| ч

| ç

| she

| щ

| şç

| she

| д

| d

| day

| ф

| f

| fat

| г

| g

| go

| һ

| h

| hat

| йCombinations {{IPA|[jɑ, jæ]}}, {{IPA|[jɤ̞, je]}}, {{IPA|[ju, jʉ]}} are spelled in Cyrillic as {{script|Cyrl|Я я}}, {{script|Cyrl|Е е}}, {{script|Cyrl|Ю ю}}, respectively, and in Latin as ya/yä, yı/ye, yu/yü.

| y

| yes

| к

| k

| key

| л

| l

| leaf

| м

| m

| my

| н

| n

| no

| ң

| ñ

| sing

| п

| p

| park

| к (къ){{IPA|[q]}} and {{IPA|[ʁ]}} are spelled in Cyrillic as {{script|Cyrl|К к}} and {{script|Cyrl|Г г}}, and only in a few words as {{script|Cyrl|къ}} and {{script|Cyrl|гъ}}, whereas in Latin, they're spelled as q and ğ respectively.

| q

| Arabic Miqaṣṣ

(مقص)

| р

| r

| Scottish girl

| г (гъ)

| ğ

| French rouge

| с

| s

| say

| ш

| ş

| shy

| т

| t

| table

| цOnly in Russian loanwords

| ts

| bits

| ч

| ç

| cheese

| в

| v

| van

| у, ү, в

| w

| well

| х

| x

| Scottish loch

| з

| z

| zoo

| җ

| c

| azure (UK)

| ж

| j

| garage (US)

| ь, эOnly in Arabic loanwords, {{script|Cyrl|ь}} and {{script|Cyrl|э}} are used to indicate the glottal stop: e.g. {{lang|tt-Cyrl|мәсьәлә}} and {{lang|tt-Cyrl|маэмай}}.

| '

| glottal stop in oh-oh

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! IPA ! Cyrillic ! Latin ! English approximation
colspan=4\| Vowels
{{IPAlink\|ɑ}} \| aThe low back vowel {{IPA\|/ɑ/}} is realised as {{IPA\|[ɒ]}} when it occurs at the beginning of words, e.g. {{lang\|tt\|bara}} {{IPA\|[bɒrɑ]}} 'he goes', {{lang\|tt\|baralar}} {{IPA\|[bɒrɑlɑr]}} 'they go'. \| a \| father
{{IPAlink\|æ}} \| әCombinations {{IPA\|[qæ, ʁæ]}} and {{IPA\|[qø‌, ʁø‌]}} are spelled in Cyrillic as {{script\|Cyrl\|ка/га}} and {{script\|Cyrl\|ко/го}} respectively and in Latin as qä/ğä and qö/ğö. \| ə / äWhile letter ä is often used in transliterating Tatar Cyrillic, in 2024, the Common Turkic Alphabet replaced it with ə. This letter has already been in use in Azeri, as well as among Tatar content creators writing in Latin. \| cat
{{IPAlink\|e̞}} \| е, э \| e \| bit
{{IPAlink\|ɤ̞}} \| ы \| ı \| Like story, but with the lips unrounded
{{IPA\|ɯɪ}} \| ый \| ıy / iTatar uses a combination of {{script\|Cyrl\|г}} / {{script\|Cyrl\|к}} + {{script\|Cyrl\|ый}} to indicate [ʁ] and [q], respectively. Because unlike in Bashkurt, Tatar lacks the Cyrillic letters {{script\|Cyrl\|ғ}} and {{script\|Cyrl\|ҡ}} (ğ and q in the Latin script). The Cyrillic letters {{script\|Cyrl\|г}} and {{script\|Cyrl\|к}} are used to indicate both k/g and q/ğ in Tatar. Therefore, the spelling of {{script\|Cyrl\|гый}}/{{script\|Cyrl\|кый}} in the Tatar Latin script is ği/qi. \| Scottish price
{{IPAlink\|i}} \| и \| i \| feed
{{IPA\|ʊ}} \| о \| o \| full
{{IPAlink\|ø̞}} \| ө \| ö \| bird
{{IPAlink\|u}} \| у \| u \| fool
{{IPAlink\|ʉ}} \| ү \| ü \| goose (RP, Scot, Aus, NZ)
colspan="4" \| Suprasegmental
IPA ! colspan="3" \| Explanation
{{IPA\|ˈ}} \| colspan="3" \| Stress mark, placed before the stressed syllable

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! IPA

! Cyrillic

! Latin

! English
approximation

colspan=4| Vowels

| aThe low back vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is realised as {{IPA|[ɒ]}} when it occurs at the beginning of words, e.g. {{lang|tt|bara}} {{IPA|[bɒrɑ]}} 'he goes', {{lang|tt|baralar}} {{IPA|[bɒrɑlɑr]}} 'they go'.

| a

| father

| әCombinations {{IPA|[qæ, ʁæ]}} and {{IPA|[qø‌, ʁø‌]}} are spelled in Cyrillic as {{script|Cyrl|ка/га}} and {{script|Cyrl|ко/го}} respectively and in Latin as qä/ğä and qö/ğö.

| ə / äWhile letter ä is often used in transliterating Tatar Cyrillic, in 2024, the Common Turkic Alphabet replaced it with ə. This letter has already been in use in Azeri, as well as among Tatar content creators writing in Latin.

| cat

| е, э

| e

| bit

| ы

| ı

| Like story, but with the lips unrounded

| ый

| ıy / iTatar uses a combination of {{script|Cyrl|г}} / {{script|Cyrl|к}} + {{script|Cyrl|ый}} to indicate [ʁ] and [q], respectively. Because unlike in Bashkurt, Tatar lacks the Cyrillic letters {{script|Cyrl|ғ}} and {{script|Cyrl|ҡ}} (ğ and q in the Latin script). The Cyrillic letters {{script|Cyrl|г}} and {{script|Cyrl|к}} are used to indicate both k/g and q/ğ in Tatar. Therefore, the spelling of {{script|Cyrl|гый}}/{{script|Cyrl|кый}} in the Tatar Latin script is ği/qi.

| Scottish price

| и

| i

| feed

| о

| o

| full

| ө

| ö

| bird

| у

| u

| fool

| ү

| ü

| goose (RP, Scot, Aus, NZ)

colspan="4" | Suprasegmental

IPA

! colspan="3" | Explanation

| colspan="3" | Stress mark, placed before the stressed syllable

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