The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Minurese 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.

Consonants
IPA Example English approximation
khi, khīput[1] cure
ɸ asyfinn, fe[2] phew!
h hama, nibohā heard
j puyuk, yala yard
k ke, puyuk skin
khe, khominpiḷ cat
l amessalāni, mylyna loud
ɭ pia, iama pull (retroflex)
ʎ l, nūmanol[3] million
m mā, mela mother
n nānō, minūrun nanny
sonna, asyfinn donna (Italian)
ɳ buo, hassaa born (American English)
ɲ erñatta, ñakhila canyon
p piḷa, apylā spit
fosyk, fikenta pass
ɾ minūrun, pālira atom (American English)
s asyfinn, fosyk sister
amessalāni, hassaṇa mass signing
t ītis, khīput bat
nottu, sutta cat tail
  1. ^ /cʰ/ is an allophone of /kʰ/ before /i iː/
  2. ^ /ɸ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /pʰ/.
  3. ^ /ʎ/ is a word-final allophone of /l/.