Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Fijian
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Indigenous Fijian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-fj}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation |
Fijian example
|
| β
|
v
|
vase, but with both lips
|
vinaka (/βi.na.ka/)
|
| j
|
y (often silent)
|
yes
|
yaqona (/jaˈᵑɡona/
|
| f[1]
|
f[2]
|
father
|
(/fa.ða/
|
| ð
|
c
|
then
|
moce (/mo.ðe/)
|
| h
|
h[3]
|
hello
|
|
| k
|
k
|
sky
|
kakua (/ka.ku.a/)
|
| l
|
l
|
less
|
liu (/li̯u/)
|
| m
|
m
|
mum
|
me (/me/
|
| mb
|
b
|
number
|
bula (/ᵐbu.la/
|
| n
|
n
|
noon
|
na (/na/
|
| nd
|
d
|
and
|
Nadi (/ˈnan.di/)
|
| ɳɖ
|
nr
|
Above, but with the tongue curled or pulled back
|
|
| ndʒ
|
j, di ([ndʒi])
|
inɡenious
|
|
| ŋ
|
g
|
song
|
turaga (/tu.ra.ŋa/)
|
| ŋɡ
|
q
|
finger
|
Voreqe (/βoˈreŋ.ɡe/)
|
| p
|
p[4]
|
play
|
pusi (/pu.si/
|
| r
|
r
|
(trilled)
|
Ositerelia (/o.si.te.re.li̯.a)
|
| s
|
s
|
sister
|
Suva (/su.βa/)
|
| t
|
t
|
stop
|
Lautoka (/lɔu̯.to.ka/)
|
| tʃ
|
j, ti ([tʃi])
|
church, venture
|
Josaia (/tʃoˈsɛi.a/), Viti (/βitʃi/)
|
| ɰ
|
w
|
between Spanish fuego and water
|
Wiliame (/ɰi.li.am.e/)
|
| Stress
|
| IPA |
Example |
Note
|
| ˈ
|
siga [ˈsiŋa],
cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou]
|
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short,
on the final syllable if it has a long vowel or a diphthong.
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
American English approximation
|
| a
|
a
|
cat
|
| aː
|
| e
|
e
|
pet
|
| eː
|
| i
|
i
|
seat
|
| iː
|
| o
|
o
|
more
|
| oː
|
| u
|
u
|
coot
|
| uː
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ei
|
ei
|
grey
|
| eu
|
eu
|
Spanish Europa
|
| ɛi
|
ai
|
between may and my
|
| iu
|
iu
|
Brazilian Portuguese Brasil
|
| oi
|
oi
|
coy
|
| ou
|
ou
|
know
|
| ɔu
|
au
|
between know and now
|
|
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| Comparisons | |
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| Introductory guides | |
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- ^ Sounds /f/, /h/, /p/ used only in loanwords
- ^ Only in loanwords
- ^ Only in loanwords
- ^ Only in loanwords
