| Consonants |
|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| b |
bunaⓘ, bler |
bike |
| d |
dentⓘ, dubel |
done |
| dʑ[1] |
agidⓘ, jet |
dew (British English) |
| f |
fitg, flad, clavⓘ |
fast |
| ɡ |
gatⓘ, galant |
gas |
| k |
carr, architect, augⓘ, kiosc, quai |
scar |
| l |
lavarⓘ, milli, val |
lip |
| ʎ |
eglⓘ, glieudⓘ, biglietⓘ |
roughly like million |
| m |
milli, umⓘ |
mother |
| n |
naninⓘ, onns |
nest |
| ŋ |
saungⓘ, lungatgⓘ |
sing |
| ɲ |
bognⓘ, gniervⓘ |
roughly like canyon |
| p |
papetariaⓘ, appartament, verb |
spin |
| r |
ʁ[2] |
rodaⓘ, carrⓘ, meglra |
water (American English) or French rose |
| s |
vossaⓘ, nusⓘ |
sorry |
| ʃ |
schanza, glischⓘ, puspeiⓘ, scopo |
ship |
| t |
teaterⓘ, ti, agid |
star |
| ts |
cefraⓘ, bellezza, zunt |
cats |
| tɕ[1] |
chasaⓘ, tgaminⓘ |
stew (British English) |
| tʃ |
rumantschⓘ, tschetschapuorlaⓘ |
chew |
| v |
gravaⓘ, watt |
vent |
| z |
casaⓘ, rosaⓘ |
zipper |
| ʒ |
sbaglⓘ, Svizra, branscha, Grischunⓘ |
measure |
| Marginal consonants |
| h[3] |
haluncsⓘ, hobi |
hat |
| Dialectal consonants |
| ç |
amihⓘ |
hue |
| Semivowels |
| j |
jeuⓘ, Italia, yak |
you |
| w |
quelⓘ, ual, walkman |
wine |
|
| Vowels |
|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| a |
bancⓘ, clav |
roughly like father |
| ə ~ ɐ[4] |
casaⓘ, mellenⓘ |
comma or gut |
| e |
bler, pérⓘ |
roughly like pay |
| ɛ |
è, pèrⓘ |
bed |
| i |
ti, historicⓘ |
see |
| ɔ |
pomⓘ, toc |
off |
| o |
biroⓘ, ovra |
law (British English) |
| u |
o ~ ʊ[2] |
bun, udirⓘ |
tool or pull |
| Dialectal vowels[5] |
| ø |
chaschölⓘ, öglⓘ |
roughly like hurt |
| y |
mürⓘ, büglⓘ |
roughly like cute |
| |
| Suprasegmentals |
| IPA | Examples | English example |
| ˈ |
combaⓘ [ˈkɔmbɐ] |
bottle |
| ˌ |
libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin] |
intonation |
| . |
gïunist [dʑi.uˈniʃt] |
moai |
| ː |
darⓘ [daːr] |
long vowel |
| ◌̯[6] |
cuortⓘ [kuɔ̯rt] |
now |
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