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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Fijian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
English approximations are, in some cases, very loose and are intended to give only a general idea of the pronunciation.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation
|
| β
|
v
|
von
|
| ð
|
c
|
then
|
| j
|
y (often silent)
|
yes
|
| k
|
k
|
sky
|
| l
|
l
|
less
|
| m
|
m
|
mum
|
| mb
|
b
|
amber
|
| n
|
n
|
noon
|
| nd
|
d
|
dandy
|
| ɳɖ
|
nr
|
in draw
|
| ndʒ
|
j, di [ndʒ]
|
inɡenious
|
| ŋ
|
g
|
song
|
| ŋɡ
|
q
|
finger
|
| r
|
r
|
(trilled)
|
| s
|
s
|
sis
|
| t
|
t
|
stop
|
| tʃ
|
j, ti ([tʃi])
|
church, venture
|
| ɰ
|
w
|
Similar to water
|
| Stress
|
| IPA |
Example |
Note
|
| ˈ
|
siga [ˈsiŋa],
cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou]
|
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short, on the final syllable if it has a long vowel or a diphthong.
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation
|
| a
|
a
|
cat
|
| aː
|
father
|
| e
|
e
|
pet
|
| eː
|
plate
|
| i
|
i
|
seat
|
| iː
|
seed
|
| o
|
o
|
old
|
| oː
|
more
|
| u
|
u
|
coot
|
| uː
|
moon
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ei
|
ei
|
grey
|
| eu
|
eu
|
they ooze
|
| ɛi
|
ai
|
between may and my
|
| iu
|
iu
|
eew
|
| oi
|
oi
|
coy
|
| ou
|
ou
|
know
|
| ɔu
|
au
|
between know and now
|
|
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