Consonants
|
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
C & N |
C, V & S |
N & E
|
b
|
barba, sbaro
|
bike
|
d
|
dove, idra |
done
|
dʒ
|
gèmo, giara; ġarón, ġen |
jab |
ð
|
z
|
dz
|
zaino; żenòcio, franża; fredha, ordho; đanđivi, lapiđea |
this, zipper ordads
|
f
|
f
|
sfalto, fìnferli, frànboła
|
fat |
h[1]
|
fìnferli, rufa; ahari, hémena
|
fator hat |
ɡ
|
gato, figo, ghìngari, rughe |
gas |
k
|
coa, checa, tenca; karèga; quacio
|
scar |
l
|
làrese, molton, stèla |
lip |
ɰ[2]
|
łate, goła |
roughly liketoll
|
m
|
mare, rema |
mother
|
n
|
nasion, ànara
|
nest
|
ŋ
|
ladiṅ, piroṅ; óngara, venco, canpo[3]
|
sing
|
ɲ
|
cugnà, gnaro; ñel, ñaña |
canyon |
p
|
popà, despèrdere
|
spin |
ɾ[4]
|
rosto, vara |
atom (American English)
|
s
|
soto, baston, strassa |
sorry
|
t
|
talpa, butiro, gat
|
star |
tʃ
|
cèrega, ciaro, moc'; ċave
|
chip |
θ
|
s
|
ts
|
zata, marz, nòzze; çanpedon, petaça; cazhòt, zhèrzha |
thing, sorry orcats
|
v
|
vaca, ava |
vent
|
z
|
àseno, sbaro; ṡio, onṡo; xe, piaxe |
zipper
|
|
Marginal consonants[5]
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
ʎ
|
artiglièr, batàglia |
million |
ʃ
|
šchena, mešedà
|
ship |
ʒ
|
žal, ruža |
measure
|
|
Semivowels
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
j
|
jèri, ajo; lezièr; yacht
|
you |
w
|
suòr, aqua; web
|
wine
|
|
Vowels
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
a
|
aqua, man |
father
|
e
|
feta, paré
|
pay |
ɛ
|
ghènga, perèr |
bed |
i
|
fio, intrada
|
see
|
o
|
bote, bogó
|
law (British English)
|
ɔ
|
fiòco, poro |
off |
u
|
duto, dudolèr
|
tool |
|
Suprasegmentals
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
ˈ
|
ponàro[poˈnaɾo]
|
bottle
|
ˌ
|
liberamente [ˌlibeɾaˈmeŋte]
|
intonation
|
.
|
fio [ˈfi.o]
|
moai
|
|