Help:IPA/Okinawan

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Okinawan language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Okinawan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Okinawan.

Consonants IPA Example English approximation Kana Romanization b すば, びぎ suba, bigi about ç あひる, ひっちー ahiru, hitchī hue ɕ あし, ふぃしゃ ashi, fisha sheep d でーじな dējina today dʑ じょーい, じまま jōi, jimama jeep ɸ ふぃしゃ, ふす fisha, fusu phew! g がま, まっすぐ gama, massugu again gʷ かってんぐゎ kattengwa sanguine h ほーか, はしる hōka, hashiru hat j うや, ゆか uya, yuka yard k かかん, くー kakan, kū spike kʲ せんきょ senkyo skew kʷ くゎ, くゎん kwa, kwan acquire m むち, じまま muchi, jimama mild mʲ みゃー, みょーじ myā, myōji mute n かんだ, あぬ kanda, anu night ɲ さにゃ, にゃーや sanya, nyāya canyon ŋ びんがた bingata swimming p かっぱ, ぴとぅ kappa, pitu speed ɾ うら, ろーほー ura, rōhō American atom ɾʲ ちりゅー, ちばりょー! chiryū, chibaryō! American party s すみ, さば sumi, saba soup t たい, あとぅ tai, atu stand tɕ ちゃー, うちなー chā, Uchinā scratch w わしき, めーゐなぐ washiki, mēwinagu wine ʔ っんなじ, うちなー Qnnaji, Uchinā uh-oh

Vowels IPA Example English approximation Kana Romanization a かんだ, あぬ kanda, anu father aː うちなー Uchinā father (long) e せんきょ, めんそーれ senkyo, mensōre bed eː でーじな dējina bed (long) i あひる, じまま ahiru, jimama meet iː ひっちー hitchī meet (long) o せんきょ, めんそーれ senkyo story oː めんそーれ mensōre story (long) u むち, うら muchi, ura pool uː どぅー dū pool (long)

See also

• Category:Pages with Okinawan IPA (5)