Consonants
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IPA
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Examples |
English approximation
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b
|
baca, bia, bàbaru
|
bike
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β
|
abauditu, ebreu, nebodaza[1]
|
betweenbabyandbevy |
d
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dormi, sardu, doadura, (Logudorese) andalibeni
|
done
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dz
|
acasazare, pranzu, cazare
|
betweenbuds andbudge
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dʒ
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gioba, Barbagia, culingiosso, panagèlicu
|
budge
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ɖ
|
abbaraddadu, mundu, cherveddu[keɾˈveɖːu]ⓘ[2]
|
dine (Indian English)
|
ð
|
abbacada, cantat [ˈkantaða], a therga[1]
|
this |
f
|
foras, ufanu
|
fast
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ɡ
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gabbia, gherra, ghia, sangrau, fogu |
gas |
ɣ
|
buttega, sa gherra, arcu ’e chelu[1]
|
like go, but without completely blocking air flow on theg |
k
|
corsía, àlpaca, chelu, cuadra, bruke, piachente[3]
|
scar |
l
|
levantinu, abbalaucadu[2]
|
lip |
ʎ
|
brigliaju, origlietas, bragliosu, contissigliu[2]
|
roughly likemillion |
m
|
meledada, mamudinu, acampàda[2][4]
|
mother
|
ɱ
|
cunforma[4]
|
some value
|
n
|
nebodaza, energía[2]
|
nest
|
ŋ
|
síncheru, abbiènghidu[4]
|
sing
|
ɲ
|
apitzigàgnulu, gnagnajolu[2]
|
roughly likecanyon |
ɳ
|
afandare, mundu |
roughly like corndog
|
p
|
pabasolu, písiri, splajare, ’alvispaltu
|
spin |
ɾ
|
carena, dijimire |
atom (American English)
|
r
|
rasada, ferrutzos
|
trilled r
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s
|
secada, stantes, dilmissu |
between sip and ship |
ʃ
|
scelestu, lescenscia, balascios, isciri
|
ship |
t
|
taneddu, àteu |
star |
ts
|
(Logudorese) tzacare, tzarra, catzare, Tzitzeddu, (Campidanese) tzaccau, tzitadi
|
betweencats andcatch
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tʃ
|
ciabbata, cedda, cibbu, ciacosu, celibbadu
|
catch
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θ
|
althrolitu, furrithu, tharalau, atheddina, istathu |
thin |
v
|
vacada, servu, jurafalzu, sa faína
|
vent
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z
|
casara, ixemplu, stantes [ˈstantɛzɛ], su sole
|
between zone and genre
|
ʒ
|
(Logudorese) abbajocada, ajozi, conjugadu, ojos, (Campidanese) paxi, axedu, dexi |
genre
|
ʔ[5]
|
pacu, connòschere, sa pache, sa luna |
getting (Cockney)
|
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Vowels
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
a
|
Arba, areddare, àteru, proiàt |
roughly likefather
|
e
|
meri, panagèlicu, ghèneru[6]
|
roughly likepay |
ɛ
|
xena, lèghere, isdentadu
|
bed |
i
|
filu, síncheru, paxi, ixemplu
|
see
|
o
|
ogru, còtzula, abbaosu[6]
|
law (British English)
|
ɔ
|
connòschere, ogros, cando
|
off |
u
|
domu, úrtima
|
too
|
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Semivowels
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j
|
eja, (Logudorese) gioja,[7] calzulaieddu,[8] (Campidanese) Sardinnia[9]
|
you |
|
Suprasegmentals
|
IPA
|
Examples |
Explanation
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ˈ
|
cantat [ˈkantaða]
|
primary stress
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ˌ
|
propiamente [ˌpɾopi.aˈmɛntɛ]
|
secondary stress
|
.
|
via [ˈvi.a]
|
syllable break
|
ː
|
fillu[ˈfilːu]
|
geminated consonant[2]
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