ipa/Mauritian Creole

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Mauritian Creole pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wiki: Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

The writing systems used for the language vary, but generally there are no silent letters in written Mauritian Creole unless a word is written with the traditional standard French orthography.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b bizin bow
d dodo, dim dim
dz dimal, diab cards
jet jet
f fin feel
ɡ golfis goldfish
j yer yesterday
k kamarad sky
l lalimier light
m mo my
n nu no
ŋ laŋ wrong
ɲ gany canyon
p Pyer spy
ʁ frer between go and loch
s saken six
t tïm steam
ts timid cats
chabi chav
v va vat
w wi we
z azordi zero
Marginal consonants
h maharaja hotel
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a rani father
e resif hey
i si see
o so, dodo roughly like saw (British English)
u ruz rude
ə rugbi rugby, aroma
Nasal vowels
ɑ̃ ansam, langaz No English equivalent; nasalized [a]
ɛ̃ byin No English equivalent; nasalized [e]
ɔ̃ lontan No English equivalent; nasalized [o]
Long vowels and diphthongs
ɑː aswar spa
ɛː frer
iːə kouvertir idea
inportan
uːə bonzour

Notes

See also

Tags:

International Phonetic AlphabetMauritian CreoleTemplate:IPAWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation

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