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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Fijian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Fijian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing
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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Fijian
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Indigenous Fijian language 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 .
Consonants
IPA
Orthography
English approximation
Fijian example
β v
v ase, but with both lips
v inaka (/βi.na.ka/ )
j y (often silent)
y es
y aqona (/jaˈᵑɡona/
f [ 1] f[ 2]
f ather
(/fa.ða/
ð c
th en
moc e (/mo.ðe/ )
h
h[ 2]
h ello
k k
sk y
k akua (/ka.ku.a/ )
l l
l ess
l iu (/li̯u/ )
m m
m um
m e (/me/
mb b
numb er
b ula (/ᵐbu.la/
n n
n oon
n a (/na/
nd d
and
Nad i (/ˈnan.di/ )
ɳɖ nr
Above, but with the tongue curled or pulled back
ndʒ j, di ([ndʒi] ), z
inɡ enious
z iz a [ndʒi.ndʒa]
ŋ g
song
turag a (/tu.ra.ŋa/ )
ŋɡ q
fing er
Voreq e (/βoˈreŋ.ɡe/ )
p
p[ 2]
p lay
p usi (/pu.si/
r r
(trilled )
Ositer elia (/o.si.te.re.li.a )
s s
s ister
S uva/su.βa/ )
t t
st op
Laut oka (/lɔu̯.to.ka/ )
tʃ j, ti ([tʃi] )
ch urch, vent ure
J osaia (/tʃoˈsɛi.a/ ), Viti (/βitʃi/ )
ɰ w
between Spanish fueg o and w ater
lew a (/le.ɰa/ )
Stress
IPA
Example
Note
ˈ siga [ˈsiŋa] , [ðɔuraˈβou]
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short,
Vowels
IPA
Orthography
English approximation
a a
ca t
aː
e e
pe t
eː
i i
sea t
iː
o o
mo re
oː
u u
coo l
uː
Diphthongs
ei ei
American may
eu eu
go (some dialects[ a] Eu ropa
ɛi ai
RP , Aus , NZ may
iu iu
few
oi oi
coy
ou ou
American goa l
ɔu au
RP , Aus , NZ goa l
^ These dialects include Southern England (including Received Pronunciation ), English Midlands , Australian , New Zealand , the Southern American , Midland American , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Western Pennsylvania and younger Californian English. Other dialects of English, such as most other forms of American English , Northern England English , Welsh English , Scottish English and Irish English , have no close equivalent vowel.
^ Sounds /f / , /h / , /p / used only in loanwords and certain dialects
^ a b c Only in loanwords
Comparisons Introductory guides
