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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Wolof
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Wolof pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.[ 1] Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters .
See Wolof phonology for a less thorough look at the sounds of Wolof.
Consonants
IPA
Examples
English approximation
b feeb ar b eet
p̚ xob tub
bˑ jubb anti b eet
bˑᵊ mbubb b eet
c c aabich at
cˑʰ racc tal ch at
d̺ raad u d uck
d̺ˑ kudd u d uck
d̺ˑᵊ gudd d uck
f f etalf our
ɡ g arabg ame
k̚ jasig bag
ɡˑ àgg ale g ame
ɡˑᵊ digg g ame
ɟ léj um j ump
c̚ xaj badge
ɟˑʱ béjj én j ump
k sek u k ick
kˑ bakk an k ick
kˑʰ ëkk k ick
l xaal is l ove
ɫ armeel ball
lː jull it l ove
ɫːᵊ sàll ball
m baaraam m eet
mː bàmm eel m eet
mːᵊ sàmm m eet
ᵐb mb oqsimilar to samb a
ᵐbᵊ demb similar to samb a
ᵐp domp at similar to pamp er
ᵐpʰ samp similar to pamp er
n̪̺ n éegn ot
n̪̺ˑ junn i n ot
n̪̺ˑᵊ bënn n ot
ᶮc conc o similar to bench
ᶮcʰ pénc similar to bench
ⁿd̺ nd aasimilar to sand
ⁿd̺ᵊ pënd similar to sand
ᵑɡ jàng al long
ᵑɡᵊ song long
ᶮɟ junj uŋ similar to banj o
ᶮɟᵊ jànj similar to banj o
ᵑk ponk al similar to bank
ᵑkʰ tànk similar to bank
ᶰq sanq al similar to bank but harsher
ᶰqʰ janq similar to bank but harsher
ⁿt̺ sant aane similar to bant er
ⁿt̺ʰ bunt similar to bant er
ɲ ñ eysimilar to oni on
ɲː wàññ i similar to oni on
ɲːᵊ waññ similar to oni on
ŋ ŋ ëblong
ŋː waŋŋ eetu long
ŋːᵊ doŋŋ long
p p aakap izza
pˑ kopp in p izza
pˑʰ bopp p izza
qˑ bëq ët c at but "harsher"
qˑʰ mboq back but "harsher"
ɾ r eenGA bett er
r jérr rolled r
sᵓ s as s ock
t̺ t ànkt all
t̺ˑ butt i t all
t̺ˑʰ matt t all
w w éerw ait
wː taww i w ait
x x am[ a] h at but "harsher"
j y aayy ou
jː guyy y ou
Marginal/Loaned sounds
ä̃ sã s [ b] French san s
ɘː bëe r [ b] bir d
h h aj[ c] h at
ʃ TBA [ d] sh ip
v TBA [ c] v it
z TBA [ c] z ip
ʒ TBA [ d] meas ure
Stress
ˈ TBA [ˈTBA] TBA [ˈTBA]
as in commandeer /ˌkɒmənˈdiər/
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Vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
Monophthongs
ɐ la l similar to ca t
aː aa dasimilar to fa ther
a dà ll [ e] British ca t ; somewhat like cu t in other dialects.
ä̃ see Marginal/Loaned sounds.
French san s
ɛ de m me t
ɛː ree r similar to square
e dé g similar to me t
eː tée ñ square
ɘ kë r the
ɘː see Marginal/Loaned sounds.
bir d
i bukki similar to di p
iː bii r dee p
ɔ go lo GA bo y
ɔː woo m for
o jó ge sto ry (short )
oː bóo m sto ry (long )
u u bbisimilar to foo t
uː buu r coo l
^ ⟨x⟩ ([x χ ɣ ^ a b Found extremely rarely in few words.
^ a b c Found in loans of various origins.
^ a b Found in various french loans in Urban Wolof
^ In most occurances, ⟨à⟩ [a ⟨a⟩ [ɐ ⟨and⟩ (incense pot) [ɐⁿd̺ᵊ] vs ⟨ànd⟩ (to accompany) [aⁿd̺ᵊ] , or ⟨xamb⟩ (to poke a fire) [xɐᵐbᵊ] vs ⟨xàmb⟩ (spirit shrine) [xaᵐbᵊ] .
Comparisons Introductory guides
