Help:IPA/Romansh

Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Romansh

The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Romansh 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 Examples English approximation
b <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-buna.flac">buna</phonos>, bler bike
d <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-dent.flac">dent</phonos>, dubel done
[1] <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-agid.flac">agid</phonos>, jet dew (British English)
f fitg, flad, <phonos file="Roh-vallader-clav.ogg">clav</phonos> fast
ɡ <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-gat.ogg">gat</phonos>, galant gas
k carr, architect, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-aug.flac">aug</phonos>, kiosc, quai scar
l <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-lavar.flac">lavar</phonos>, milli, val lip
ʎ <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-egl.flac">egl</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-glieud.flac">glieud</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-bigliet.flac">bigliet</phonos> roughly like million
m milli, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-um.flac">um</phonos> mother
n <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-nanin.flac">nanin</phonos>, onns nest
ŋ <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-saung.flac">saung</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-lungatg.flac">lungatg</phonos> sing
ɲ <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-bogn.flac">bogn</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-gnierv.flac">gnierv</phonos> roughly like canyon
p <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-papetaria.flac">papetaria</phonos>, appartament, verb spin
r ʁ[2] <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-roda.ogg">roda</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-carr.flac">carr</phonos>, meglra water (American English) or French rose
s <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-vossa.flac">vossa</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-nus.flac">nus</phonos> sorry
ʃ schanza, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-glisch.flac">glisch</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-puspei.flac">puspei</phonos>, scopo ship
t <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-teater.flac">teater</phonos>, ti, agid star
ts <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-cefra.flac">cefra</phonos>, bellezza, zunt cats
[1] <phonos file="Roh-vallader-chasa.ogg">chasa</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-tgamin.flac">tgamin</phonos> stew (British English)
<phonos file="Roh-vallader-rumantsch.ogg">rumantsch</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-tschetschapuorla.flac">tschetschapuorla</phonos> chew
v <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-grava.ogg">grava</phonos>, watt vent
z <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-casa.ogg">casa</phonos>, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-rosa.flac">rosa</phonos> zipper
ʒ <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-sbagl.flac">sbagl</phonos>, Svizra, branscha, <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-grischun.ogg">Grischun</phonos> measure
Marginal consonants
h[3] <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-haluncs.ogg">haluncs</phonos>, hobi hat
Dialectal consonants
ç <phonos file="Roh-putèr-amih2.ogg">amih</phonos> hue
Semivowels
j <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-jeu.ogg">jeu</phonos>, Italia, yak you
w <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-quel.ogg">quel</phonos>, ual, walkman wine
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a <phonos file="Roh-vallader-banc.ogg">banc</phonos>, clav roughly like father
ə ~ ɐ[4] <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-casa.ogg">casa</phonos>, <phonos file="Roh-putèr-mellan.ogg">mellen</phonos> comma or gut
e bler, <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-pér.ogg">pér</phonos> roughly like pay
ɛ è, <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-pèr.ogg">pèr</phonos> bed
i ti, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-historic.flac">historic</phonos> see
ɔ <phonos file="Roh-putèr-pom.ogg">pom</phonos>, toc off
o <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-biro.flac">biro</phonos>, ovra law (British English)
u o ~ ʊ[2] bun, <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-udir.flac">udir</phonos> tool or pull
Dialectal vowels[5]
ø <phonos file="Roh-vallader-chaschöl.ogg">chaschöl</phonos>, <phonos file="Roh-putèr-ögl.ogg">ögl</phonos> roughly like hurt
y <phonos file="Roh-vallader-mür.ogg">mür</phonos>, <phonos file="Roh-putèr-bügl.ogg">bügl</phonos> roughly like cute
 
Suprasegmentals
IPA Examples English example
ˈ <phonos file="Roh-sursilvan-comba.ogg">comba</phonos> [ˈkɔmbɐ] bottle
ˌ libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin] intonation
. gïunist [dʑi.uˈniʃt] moai
ː <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-dar.flac">dar</phonos> [daːr] long vowel
◌̯[6] <phonos file="Rm-sursilv-cuort.flac">cuort</phonos> [kuɔ̯rt] now

Notes

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 [dʑ] and [tɕ] are also respectively transcribed as [ɟ] and [c] by some linguists.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Realization varies among dialects.
  3. ^ ⟨h⟩ is aspirated only in interjections and loanwards.
  4. ^ Pronunciation varies between the two realizations.
  5. ^ Only in Putèr and Vallader dialects and German borrowings.
  6. ^ Used to denote the second element of a falling diphthong.

See also