| Consonants
|
| IPA
|
Examples
|
English approximation
|
| b
|
<phonos file="Бэ.ogg">бэ</phonos>
|
bat
|
| ɕ
|
<phonos file="Ady-3.oga">щы</phonos>
|
Somewhat like British consume
|
| d
|
<phonos file="дэ.ogg">дэ</phonos>
|
done
|
| dz
|
<phonos file="D͡za.ogg">дзэ</phonos>
|
goods
|
| dzʷ
|
<phonos file="Adygheдзу.ogg">дзу, хьандзу, хьандзуачӏ</phonos>
|
|
| dʒ
|
<phonos file="Dzhana.ogg">джанэ</phonos>
|
jam
|
| f
|
<phonos file="Ady-фыжьы.oga">фыжьы</phonos>
|
fast
|
| ɣ
|
<phonos file="Гыны.ogg">гыны</phonos>
|
Spanish trigo
|
| ɡʷ
|
<phonos file="Гу.ogg">гу</phonos>
|
Gwen
|
| ħ
|
<phonos file="Ħa.ogg">хьэ</phonos>
|
somewhat like hat
|
| j
|
<phonos file="Yata.ogg">ятӀэ</phonos>
|
yes
|
| kʷ
|
<phonos file="Ку.ogg">ку</phonos>
|
quality
|
| kʼ
|
<phonos file="шкӏэ_2.ogg">шкӏэ</phonos>
|
like cup but ejective [1]
|
| kʷʼ
|
<phonos file="Tħakʷʼma.ogg">тхьэкӏумэ</phonos>
|
like quality but ejective [1]
|
| l
|
<phonos file="Лы.ogg">лы</phonos>
|
Somewhat like luck
|
| ɬ
|
<phonos file="Circassian_Лъ.ogg">лъы</phonos>
|
Welsh llwyd
|
| ɬʼ
|
<phonos file="Ɬʼə.oga">лӏы</phonos>
|
like Welsh llwyd but ejective [1]
|
| m
|
<phonos file="Maːza.ogg">мазэ</phonos>
|
man
|
| n
|
<phonos file="Нэ.ogg">нэ</phonos>
|
no
|
| p
|
<phonos file="Пэ-noise.ogg">пэ</phonos>
|
pan
|
| pʼ
|
<phonos file="Paa.ogg">пӏэ</phonos>
|
like pan but ejective [1]
|
| pʷʼ
|
<phonos file="пӏуакӏэ.ogg">пӏуакӏэ</phonos>
|
like French point but ejective [1]
|
| q
|
<phonos file="къалэ.ogg">къалэ</phonos>
|
like cup but further back; Arabic Qāf (ق)
|
| qʷ
|
<phonos file="къо.ogg">къо</phonos>
|
like quality but further back
|
| r
|
<phonos file="ар.ogg">ар</phonos>
|
rolled r
|
| ʁ
|
<phonos file="Гъэ.ogg">гъэ</phonos>
|
French rester
|
| ʁʷ
|
<phonos file="ʁʷaʑə.ogg">гъожьэ</phonos>
|
French roi
|
| s
|
<phonos file="Сэ.ogg">сэ</phonos>
|
sad
|
| ʃ
|
<phonos file="Ʃə.ogg">шы</phonos>
|
shell
|
| ʃʷ
|
<phonos file="Shwa.ogg">шъо</phonos>
|
somewhat like French choix
|
| ʃʼ
|
<phonos file="пшӏы.ogg">пшӏы</phonos>
|
like shell but ejective [1]
|
| ʃʷʼ
|
<phonos file="Circassian Шӏу.oga">шӏу</phonos>
|
somewhat like French choix but ejective [1]
|
| ʂ
|
<phonos file="Pshahsa.ogg">пшъашъэ</phonos>
|
Somewhat like North American worship
|
| t
|
<phonos file="Тэ.ogg">тэ</phonos>
|
tap
|
| tʼ
|
<phonos file="Тӏы.ogg">тӏы</phonos>
|
like tap but ejective [1]
|
| tʷʼ
|
<phonos file="Ady-2.oga">тӏу</phonos>
|
like tweet but ejective [1]
|
| ts
|
<phonos file="Circassian Ц.ogg">цы</phonos>
|
hats
|
| tsʷ
|
<phonos file="T͡sʷaːqa.ogg">цуакъэ</phonos>
|
somewhat like Botswana
|
| tsʼ
|
<phonos file="цӏэ.ogg">цӏэ</phonos>
|
like hats but ejective [1]
|
| tʃ
|
<phonos file="Ʃt͡atə.ogg">чэты</phonos>
|
chat
|
| tʃʼ
|
<phonos file="кӏако.ogg">кӏако</phonos>
|
like chat but ejective [1]
|
| tʂ
|
<phonos file="Ady-чъыгы.oga">чъыгы</phonos>
|
somewhat like trust
|
| tʂʼ
|
<phonos file="чӏы.ogg">чӏы</phonos>
|
somewhat like trust but ejective [1]
|
| w
|
<phonos file="уэ.ogg">о</phonos>
|
war
|
| x
|
<phonos file="Ady-6.oga">хы</phonos>
|
loch (Scottish English)
|
| χ
|
<phonos file="Хъыен.ogg">хъыен</phonos>
|
Like Scottish loch but with the tongue further back; French proche
|
| χʷ
|
<phonos file="Xhwana.ogg">хъуанэ</phonos>
|
French trois
|
| z
|
<phonos file="Ady-1.oga">зы</phonos>
|
zoo
|
| ʑ
|
<phonos file="жьы.ogg">жьы</phonos>
|
Somewhat like British Zeus
|
| ʒ
|
<phonos file="Zhacha.ogg">жакӏэ</phonos>
|
vision
|
| ʒʷ
|
<phonos file="Zhwarho.ogg">жъуагъо</phonos>
|
French joie
|
| ʐ
|
<phonos file="Жъы.ogg">жъы</phonos>
|
Somewhat like North American Persian
|
| ʔ
|
<phonos file="ʔa.ogg">ӏэ</phonos>
|
the catch in uh-oh!
|
| ʔʷ
|
<phonos file="Ӏо.ogg">ӏо</phonos>
|
Somewhat like Cockney network
|
| Non-native consonants
|
| k
|
<phonos file="Adygheк.ogg">к, кнопк, ручк</phonos>
|
cup
|
| v
|
<phonos file="Adygheв.ogg">в</phonos>
|
vet
|
