ipa/West Frisian

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents West Frisian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See West Frisian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of West Frisian.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b bak [bak], opdwaan [ˈobdvaːn] bait
ɕ sjonge [ˈɕoŋə] ship, but without labialization and with stronger palatalization
d dei [dai], net dwaan [nɛd dvaːn] duck
dz skodzje [ˈskɔdzjə] between buds and budge (retracted)
f fet [fɛt] feats
ɡ gau [ɡɔu], ik bin [ɪɡ bɪn] goal
ɣ ploege [ˈpluːɣə], sjoch ien [sjoɣ iən] roughly like go, but without completely
blocking air flow on the g; Spanish amigo
h heal [hɪəl] heal
j jong [joŋ] yard
k kaam [kaːm] school
l lang [laŋ] land
leppel [ˈlɛpl̩] bottle
m man [mɔn], ynbine [ˈimbinə] man
iepen [ˈiəpm̩] rhythm
n né [nei] neck
tiden [ˈtiːdn̩] suddenly
ɲ wenje [ˈvɛɲə] somewhat like canyon
ŋ sang [saŋ], ynkomme [ˈiŋkomə] ring
ŋ̍ rekken [ˈrɛkŋ̍] ring, but longer
p piip [piːp], kob [kop] sport
r ryk [rik], siede [ˈsiərə] trilled R; similar to water (American English)
eker [ˈeikr̩]
s sinne [ˈsɪnə] between sip and ship (retracted)
t tin [tɪn], jild [jɪlt], op dy [op ti] stop
ts tsiis [tsiːs] between cats and catch (retracted)
v iver [ˈiːvər], of bûter [ɔv ˈbutər],
of út [ɔv yt]
very
ʋ wyn [ʋin] between wine and vine
χ ljocht [ljɔχt], Valkenburg [ˈfalkəbørχ] loch (Scottish English)
z ze [ˈlɛːzə], baas die [baːz di],
is yn [ɪz in]
between zone and genre (retracted)
ʑ telefyzje [teiləˈfiʑə] genre, but without labialization and with stronger palatalization
Suprasegmentals
ˈ stêd [ˈstɛːt] Primary stress, as in deer /ˈdɪər/
ˌ stedshûs [ˌstɛtsˈhuːs] Secondary stress, as in commandeer
/ˌkɒmənˈdɪər/
◌̃ ynfalle [ˈĩfɔlə], jûns [jũːs] nasal vowel
Dialectal sounds
IPA Examples English approximation
ɑː maat [mɑːt] father
ɪː beast [bɪːst] kid
øː beuch [bøːχ] roughly like herd
œː töter [ˈtœːtər]
œ skoalle [ˈskœlə] roughly like hurt
ɵ
ɞ
ɔi laitsje [ˈlɔitsjə] choice
uːi to eternity
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
Monophthongs
a pak [pak] up
faak [faːk] father
ɛ fet [fɛt] bet
ɛː bêd [bɛːt] RP air
ə de [də] about
i dyk [dik] teach
tiid [tiːt] tea
ɪ ik [ɪk] sit
ɔ top [tɔp] off
ɔː rôt [rɔːt] RP law
o op [op] for
ø nut [nøt] roughly like hurt
u hoep [hup] rule
skoech [skuːχ] fool
y slute [ˈslytə] roughly like cute
drúf [dryːf] roughly like cued
Diphthongs (falling)
ai laitsje [ˈlaitsjə] right
aːi kaai [kaːi] tie
ei reek [reik] face
ɛi frij [frɛi] hey
bien [biən] RP near
ɪə read [rɪət]
iu ieu [iu] hue
boat [boət] RP moor
goed [ɡuət]
oi muoie [ˈmwoiə] choice
oːi moai [moːi] boy
ou rook [rouk] goat
ɔu goud [ɡɔut]
øə gleon [ɡløən] roughly like herd
øy deun [døyn] roughly like a yacht
œy jui [jœy]
ui ploeije [ˈpluiə] Rapa Nui
flues [flyəs] roughly like RP cure
Diphthongs (rising)
hjerst [jɛst] yes
fjild [fjɪlt] roughly like yeast
mjuks [mjøks] roughly like Jurgen
wa toar [twar] won
wo spoen [spwon] water

Notes

See also

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