Help:IPA/Zhuang

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Standard Zhuang 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 Standard Zhuang for a more thorough look at the sounds of Zhuang.

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IPA !Examples !English approximation
{{IPAlink\|ɓ}} \|lajmbwn \|Like bat said with a gulp. See implosive consonants.
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|ɕ}} \|caet \|Somewhat like British consume
{{IPAlink\|ɗ}} \|ndaej \|Like debt said with a gulp.
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|f}} \|faencung \|fast
style="text-align: center;" \|{{IPA link\|ɣ}} \|roek \|Spanish trigo
{{IPA link\|h}} \|haj \|hat
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|j}} \|ityiengh \|yes
{{IPAlink\|k}} \|ga \|scan
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|kʷ}} \|gvaengz \|quality
{{IPAlink\|kʲ}} \|gyaeuj \|queue
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|l}} \|lingz \|luck
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|m}} \|sam \|man
{{IPAlink\|mʲ}} \|myaeg \|mute
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|n}} \|vunz \|no
{{IPAlink\|ɲ}} \|nyaen \|canyon
{{IPAlink\|ŋ}} \|ngeih \|sing, tank
{{IPAlink\|ŋʷ}} \|ngvanh \|wrong way
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|p}} \|bet \|span
{{IPAlink\|pʲ}} \|byaek \|pure
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|t}} \|da \|stop
{{IPAlink\|θ}} \|sam \|thing
style="width: 3em; text-align: center; padding: 3px;" \|{{IPAlink\|w}} \|va \|war, vote (In northern Zhuang dialects)
{{IPAlink\|ʔ}} \|{{Small\|not written}} \|the catch in uh-oh
{{IPAlink\|ˀj}} \|{{Example needed\|date=June 2022}} \|yes, but glottalised
{{IPAlink\|ˀw}} \|{{Example needed\|date=June 2022}} \|war, but glottalised

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! colspan="3" |Consonants

IPA

!Examples

!English approximation

|lajmbwn

|Like bat said with a gulp. See implosive consonants.

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

|caet

|Somewhat like British consume

|ndaej

|Like debt said with a gulp.

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

|faencung

|fast

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

|roek

|Spanish trigo

|haj

|hat

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

|ityiengh

|yes

|ga

|scan

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

|gvaengz

|quality

|gyaeuj

|queue

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

|lingz

|luck

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

|sam

|man

|myaeg

|mute

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

|vunz

|no

|nyaen

|canyon

|ngeih

|sing, tank

|ngvanh

|wrong way

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

|bet

|span

|byaek

|pure

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

|da

|stop

|sam

|thing

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

|va

|war, vote (In northern Zhuang dialects)

|{{Small|not written}}

|the catch in uh-oh

|{{Example needed|date=June 2022}}

|yes, but glottalised

|{{Example needed|date=June 2022}}

|war, but glottalised

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IPA !Examples !English approximation
{{IPAlink\|a}} \|ndaej \|cat
style="text-align: center;" \|{{IPA link\|aː}} \|va \|bra
{{IPAlink\|e}} \|genz \|mate (Scottish)
{{IPAlink\|eː}} \|{{Example needed\|date=June 2022}} \|play (Scottish)
{{IPAlink\|i}} \|cib \|happy
{{IPAlink\|o}} \|gyoengq \|story (short)
{{IPAlink\|oː}} \|gouj \|story (long)
{{IPAlink\|u}} \|couh \|cool
{{IPAlink\|ɯ}} \|wngdang \|Like cool, but with lips unrounded

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! colspan="3" |Vowels

IPA

!Examples

!English approximation

|ndaej

|cat

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

|va

|bra

|genz

|mate (Scottish)

|{{Example needed|date=June 2022}}

|play (Scottish)

|cib

|happy

|gyoengq

|story (short)

|gouj

|story (long)

|couh

|cool

|wngdang

|Like cool, but with lips unrounded

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IPA !Description !Examples
/ǎ/ {{IPAslink\|˨˦}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|rising \| style="text-align:center;" \|son
/a᷆/ {{IPAslink\|˧˩}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|low falling \| style="text-align:center;" \|mwngz
rowspan="2" \|/a̋/ {{IPAslink\|˥}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|high level \| style="text-align:center;" \|hwnj
style="text-align:center;" \|high checked \| style="text-align:center;" \|bak (coda is p/t/k)
/â/ {{IPAslink\|˦˨}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|falling \| style="text-align:center;" \|max
/a᷄/ {{IPAslink\|˧˥}} \|high rising \|gvaq
rowspan="2" \|/ā/ {{IPAslink\|˧}} \|mid level \|dah
mid checked \|bag (coda is b/d/g)

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! colspan="3" |Tones

IPA

!Description

!Examples

/ǎ/ {{IPAslink|˨˦}}

| style="text-align:center;" |rising

| style="text-align:center;" |son

/a᷆/ {{IPAslink|˧˩}}

| style="text-align:center;" |low falling

| style="text-align:center;" |mwngz

rowspan="2" |/a̋/ {{IPAslink|˥}}

| style="text-align:center;" |high level

| style="text-align:center;" |hwnj

style="text-align:center;" |high checked

| style="text-align:center;" |bak (coda is p/t/k)

/â/ {{IPAslink|˦˨}}

| style="text-align:center;" |falling

| style="text-align:center;" |max

/a᷄/ {{IPAslink|˧˥}}

|high rising

|gvaq

rowspan="2" |/ā/ {{IPAslink|˧}}

|mid level

|dah

mid checked

|bag (coda is b/d/g)

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