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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Laz pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Georgian phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Georgian.
Consonants
IPA
Georgian
Romanization
English approximation
b
ბ
b
b ash
d
დ
d
d o
dz
ძ
j
pads
dʒ
ჯ
ǰ
hedg e
f
ჶ
f
f an
ɡ
გ
g
g ate
ɣ
ღ
ḡ
(ejective) [ 1] French-like R
h
ჰ
h
h ead
j
ჲ
y
y ell
kʼ
კ
k
(ejective) [ 1]
k
ქ
k'
c an
l
ლ
l
l eaf
m
მ
m
m uch
n
ნ
n
n ot
pʼ
პ
p
(ejective) [ 1]
p
ფ
p'
p an
qʼ
ყ
q
(ejective) [ 1]
r
რ
r
r oad
s
ს
s
s ue
ʃ
შ
š
sh oe
tʼ
ტ
t
(ejective) [ 1]
t
თ
t'
t able
tsʼ
წ
c
(ejective) [ 1]
ts
ც
c'
ts unami
tʃʼ
ჭ
č
(ejective) [ 1]
tʃ
ჩ
č'
ch oose
v
ვ
v
v an
x
ხ
x
Bach
z
ზ
z
z oo
ʒ
ჟ
ž
visi on
Notes
^ a b c d e f g Ejective consonants , which do not occur in English, are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with pressure from the throat rather than the lungs.
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