International Phonetic Alphabet chart
Phonetic symbol chart
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Vowels
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Legend: unrounded • rounded
Consonants
Pulmonic consonants
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Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.
Non-pulmonic consonants
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Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.
Co-articulated consonants
Nasal Labial–alveolar Labial–retroflex Labial–velarPlosive Labial–alveolar Labial–retroflex Labial–velar Uvular–epiglottal Labial–uvular Fricative/approximant Labialized palatal Labialized velar Sj-sound (variable) Lateral approximant Velarized alveolar Implosive Labial–velar Ejective Labial–alveolar
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Other consonants
- Voiceless bilabially post-trilled dental stop
- Voiceless dentolabial fricative [f͆]
- Voiceless bidental fricative
- Voiceless upper-pharyngeal plosive
- Voiced upper-pharyngeal plosive
- Sublaminal lower-alveolar percussive
Tones
Auxiliary symbols
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