The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Skylandic pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. For more information, see Help:IPA.
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| IPA |
Examples |
(nearest English) equivalent
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| Vowels
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| a
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abfuchons
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father, haber (Spanish)
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| ɑ
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brâtaient
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palm (RP)
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| e
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défaudre, des
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fiancé (French)
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| ɛ
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Daie, daire, meitent
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fell
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| i
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ich
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feet (short)
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| o
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Veaut, auch
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note (American English), eau (French)
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| ø
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Guilleume
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schön (German), peu (French)
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| ɔ
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Vorte
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boot (short)
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| u
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Blout
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loot (short)
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| y
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fur
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sur (French)
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| ə
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guesen
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about,the (unstressed)
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| Semivowels
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| j
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quieven
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yes
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| ɥ
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Chuin
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muet (French)
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| Nasal Vowels
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| ɑ̃
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Lant, Étren
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croissant (French)
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| ɛ̃
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Étain, Vint
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in (French)
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| œ̃
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cheun
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jeun (French)
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| ɔ̃
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toison
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ont (French)
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| ʏ̃
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Vundre
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