International Phonetic Alphabet chart#Vowels
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The following is a chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.
Official chart
Vowels
{{see also|IPA vowel chart with audio}}
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Consonants
{{see also|IPA consonant chart with audio}}
=[[Pulmonic consonant]]s=
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=[[Non-pulmonic consonant]]s=
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=[[Co-articulated consonant]]s=
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=Other consonants=
- Nasal palatal approximant {{IPA|[j̃]}}
- Nasal labial–velar approximant {{IPA|[w̃]}}
- Voiceless nasal glottal approximant {{IPA|[h̃]}}
- Voiceless bilabially post-trilled dental stop {{IPA|[t̪ʙ̥]}}
- Voiceless bidental fricative {{IPA|[h̪͆]}}
- Voiceless upper-pharyngeal plosive {{IPA|[ʡ̟]}}
- Voiced upper-pharyngeal plosive {{IPA|[ʡ̟̬]}}
- Bilabial percussive {{IPA|[ʬ]}}
- Bidental percussive {{IPA|[ʭ]}}
- Sublaminal lower-alveolar percussive {{IPA|[¡]}}
Tones
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|+ Tone registers ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̋}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˥}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜒}} | Extra-high (top) |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌́}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˦}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜓}} | High |
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style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̄}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˧}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜔}} | Mid |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̀}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˨}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜕}} | Low |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̏}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˩}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜖}} | Extra-low (bottom) |
colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|ꜜ◌}}
| Downstep |
colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|ꜛ◌}}
| Upstep |
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|+Tone contours ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̌}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˩˥}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜖꜒}} | Rising (low to high) |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̂}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˥˩}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜒꜖}} | Falling (high to low) |
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style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌᷄}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˧˥}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜔꜒}} | High rising |
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! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˨˦}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜕꜓}} | Mid rising |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌᷅}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˩˧}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜖꜔}} | Low rising |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌᷇}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˥˧}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜒꜔}} | High falling |
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! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˦˨}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜓꜕}} | Mid falling |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌᷆}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˧˩}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜔꜖}} | Low falling |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌᷈}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˧˥˨, ˨˦˨, ˩˧˩}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜔꜒꜕, ꜕꜓꜕, ꜖꜔꜖}} | Rising–falling (Peaking) |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌᷉}}
! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|˥˧˥, ˦˨˦, ˧˩˧}} ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|꜒꜔꜒, ꜓꜕꜓, ꜔꜖꜔}} | Falling–rising (Dipping) |
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Auxiliary symbols
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|+ Diacritics ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̥}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̊}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̤}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̪}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌͆}} | Dental |
colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̬}}
| Voiced ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̰}} | Creaky voiced ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̺}} | Apical |
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colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ʰ}}
! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̼}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̻}} | Laminal |
colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̹}}
! colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌͗}} ! colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˒}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ʷ}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̃}} |
colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̜}}
! colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌͑}} ! colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˓}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ʲ}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ⁿ}} |
colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̟}}
! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˖}} | Advanced ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ˠ}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ˡ}} |
colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̠}}
! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˗}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ˤ}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̚}} |
colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̈}}
! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̴}} | Velarized or pharyngealized ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ᵊ}} | Mid central vowel release |
colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̽}}
! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̝}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˔}} | Raised ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ᶿ}} | Voiceless dental fricative release |
colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̩}}
! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̍}} | Syllabic ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̞}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˕}} | Lowered ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ˣ}} | Voiceless velar fricative release |
colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̯}}
! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̑}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̘}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌꭪}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌ʼ}} | Ejective |
colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌˞}}
! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̙}} ! colspan="3" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌꭫}} ! colspan="6" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌͡◌ |
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|+ Suprasegmentals ! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|ˈ}} | Primary stress |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|ˌ}} |
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style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|ː}}
| Long |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|ˑ}} |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|◌̆}} |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|{{pipe}}}} |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|‖}} |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|.}}
| Syllable break |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|‿}} |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|↗︎}}
| Global rise |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|↘︎}}
| Global fall |
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! style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|[ ]}} | Phonetic transcription |
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| Phonemic transcription |
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| Prosodic notation |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|( )}}
| Indistinguishable utterance |
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: x-large;" | {{IPA|⸨ ⸩}}
| Sound obscured |
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See also
External links
- [https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/content/ipa-chart The International Phonetic Alphabet and the IPA Chart]
- [https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/IPAcharts/inter_chart_2018/IPA_2018.html Interactive IPA chart]
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