ipa/Igbo
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Igbo language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Igbo on Wiki English. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Igbo in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
This reflects Standard Igbo, and dialects may have more or fewer phonemes. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wiki: Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| b | báà [báà] 'enter' | bit |
| d | dèé [dèé] 'write' | din |
| d͡ʒ | jàá [d͡ʒàá] 'praise' | joy |
| f | fópù [fópù] 'uproot' | fat |
| ɡ | gàá [ɡàá] 'go' | gut |
| ɡ͡b | gbàá [ɡ͡bàá] 'kick' | simultaneous get and bet |
| ɡʷ | gwú [ɡʷú] 'dig' | Guam |
| ɣ | ghé [ɣé] 'fry' | Spanish fuego |
| h | há [há] 'they' | ham |
| j | yá [já] 'him/her/it' | yes |
| k | kámà [kámà] 'but' | cut |
| k͡p | kpọ́ [k͡pɔ́] 'call' | simultaneous can and pan |
| kʷ | kwé [kʷé] 'agree' | aquatic |
| l | lèé [lèé] 'agree' | left |
| m | àmà [àmà] 'witness' | map |
| m̩ | mbè [m̩bè] 'tortoise' | prism |
| n | nèé [nèé] 'see' | nose |
| n̩ | ńnà [ń̩nà] 'father' | button |
| ɲ | nyàá [ɲàá] 'drive' | canyon |
| ŋ | ṅụ́ [ŋʊ́] 'father' | sing |
| ŋʷ | nwụ́ [ŋʷʊ́] 'drink' | sing with |
| p | pá [pá] 'carry' | pit |
| r | rèé [rèé] 'sell' | Spanish perro |
| s | sèé [sèé] 'draw' | sit |
| ʃ | ị̀shá [ɪ̀ʃá] 'crayfish' | ship |
| t | tá [tá] 'chew' | tip |
| t͡ʃ | chèé [t͡ʃèé] 'think' | chip |
| v | Àví [àví] 'proper name' | vat |
| w | wèré [wèré] 'take' | we |
| z | zèé [zèé] 'dodge' | zoo |
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| a | áká [áká] 'hand' | bra |
| e | éké [ékè] 'python' | bay |
| i | ìse [ìsɛ́] 'pot' | meat |
| ɪ | ị́kpà [ɪ́k͡pà] 'to weave' | pit |
| o | ólú [ólú] 'neck' | Indian English go |
| ɔ | ọ́kụ́ [ɔ́kʊ́] 'fire' | RP law |
| u | ùdó [ùdó] 'peace' | fool |
| ʊ | ụ́sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat' | put |
| Tone | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
| ◌́ | ụ́sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat' | High tone |
| ◌̀ | àmà [àmà] 'witness' | Low tone |
| ꜜ◌ | égō [éɡꜜo] 'money' | Downstep |
Notes
Bibliography
- Eme, Cecilia Amaoge; Uba, Ebele Deborah (2016). "A Contrastive Study of the Phonology of Igbo and Yoruba". UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities. 17 (1): 65–84. doi:10.4314/ujah.v17i1.4. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
See also
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