Help:IPA/Afar
< Help:IPA
This page is a set of keys to help with the transcription of the Afar language into the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Keys
| IPA | Letter | Example | English approximation |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | b | eykebeebe[1] | buy |
| d | d | dagal | dog |
| f | f | facisite | farm |
| g | g | dagal | dog |
| ħ | c | dalcu | ḥal (Modern Standard Arabic) |
| h | h | dahab | house |
| j | y | geyite | young |
| k | k | burkacite | kerosene |
| l | l | galam | love |
| m | m | fakamfake | mountain |
| n | n | faranka | renewal |
| ɾ | r | faranka | atom |
| ɽ | x | gexamgexe | luv (Elfdalian) |
| s | s | dodobbaasite | sun |
| t | t | alaysite | turn |
| w | w | galbabbaqinnoowe | went |
| ʕ | q | damaqtu | al-ʽarabiyya (Modern Standard Arabic) |
| IPA | Letter | Example | English approximation |
|---|---|---|---|
| aː | aa | damaaqe | bra |
| e | e | gexite | beauté (Standard French) |
| eː | ee | eykebeebe | may |
| i | i | gexite | fini (Standard French) |
| iː | ii | fakamfaksiise | free |
| o | o | dagdago | réseau (Standard French) |
| oː | oo | daggoowe | yawn (Received Pronunciation) |
| u | u | falum | où (Standard French) |
| uː | uu | dummuuta | boot |
| ʌ | a | dummuuta | gut |