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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Mandinka pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Mandinka phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Mandinka.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b baabaa beet
capatoo chat
d dendikoo duck
f fee four
h haa happy
jatoo jump
k kaŋo kick
l loolo love
m mansa meet
n neŋo not
ɲ ñ onion
ŋ ŋaaji long
r rafuloo rolled r
s saba sock
t taamaa tall
w wooro wait
j yiroo you
Marginal consonants
ɡ Gine[a] game
p pompoo[a] pizza
Stress
ˈ TBA [ˈTBA]
TBA [ˈTBA]
as in commandeer
/ˌkɒmənˈdiər/
ˌ
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
Monophthongs
a abaraka British cat; somewhat like cut in other dialects.
aasoo similar to father
e eloo similar to met
eekaa square
i itolu similar to dip
iisaa deep
o osoo story (short)
ooba story (long)
u tunkuŋo similar to foot
tuubi cool
  1. ^ a b /g/ and /p/ are found in French loans.

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