Help:IPA/Maltese
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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Maltese language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Maltese language → Phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Maltese.
| IPA | Example | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| p | paġna | pat |
| b | ballun | boy |
| t | tieqa | take |
| d | dar | duck |
| k | kelb | car |
| ɡ | gallettina | game |
| f | fwieħa | four |
| v | vaska | vet |
| s | saqaf | sow |
| z | żaqq | zoo |
| ʃ | xadina | shell |
| m | mara | mole |
| n | nadif | no |
| r | re | trilled r |
| l | libsa | look |
| t͡s | zokk | pizza |
| d͡z | pads | |
| t͡ʃ | ċavetta | chew |
| d͡ʒ | ġelat | jail |
| j | jum | yes |
| w | warda | wall |
| ħ | ħadem | somewhat like hat |
| ʔ | Luqa | uh-oh |
| IPA | Example | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| a | abjad | father |
| e | envelopp | met |
| i | ikel | need |
| o | ors | core |
| u | uviera | boot |
| IPA | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ◌ˤ | pharyngealised vowel | |
| ◌ː | long vowel | |
| . | syllable break | |
| ˈ | stress |
References
- Hume, Elizabeth (1996). "Coronal consonant, front vowel parallels in Maltese". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 14 (1): 163–203.