Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Igbo
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Igbo language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. This reflects Standard Igbo, and dialects may have more or fewer phonemes. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-ig}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants
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| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| b
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báà [báà] 'enter'
|
bit
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| d
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dèé [dèé] 'write'
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din
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| d͡ʒ
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jàá [d͡ʒàá] 'praise'
|
joy
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| f
|
fópù [fópù] 'uproot'
|
fat
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| g
|
gàá [gàá] 'go'
|
gut
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| g͡b
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gbàá [g͡bàá] 'kick'
|
simultaneous get and bet
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| gʷ
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gwú [gʷú] 'dig'
|
Guam
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| ɣ
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ghé [ɣé] 'fry'
|
Spanish fuego
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| h
|
há [há] 'they'
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ham
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| j
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yá [já] 'him/her/it'
|
yes
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| k
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kámà [kámà] 'but'
|
cut
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| k͡p
|
kpọ́ [k͡pɔ́] 'call'
|
simultaneous can and pan
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| kʷ
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kwé [kʷé] 'agree'
|
aquatic
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| l
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lèé [lèé] 'agree'
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left
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| m
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àmà [àmà] 'witness'
|
map
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| m̩
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mbè [m̩bè] 'tortoise'
|
prism
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| n
|
nèé [nèé] 'see'
|
nose
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| n̩
|
ńnà [ń̩nà] 'father'
|
button
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| ɲ
|
nyàá [ɲàá] 'drive'
|
canyon
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| ŋ
|
ṅụ́ [ŋʊ́] 'father'
|
sing
|
| ŋʷ
|
nwụ́ [ŋʷʊ́] 'drink'
|
sing with
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| p
|
pá [pá] 'carry'
|
pit
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| r
|
rèé [rèé] 'sell'
|
Spanish perro
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| s
|
sèé [sèé] 'draw'
|
sit
|
| ʃ
|
ị̀shá [ɪ̀ʃá] 'crayfish'
|
ship
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| t
|
tá [tá] 'chew'
|
tip
|
| t͡ʃ
|
chèé [t͡ʃèé] 'think'
|
chip
|
| v
|
Àví [àví] 'proper name'
|
vat
|
| w
|
wèré [wèré] 'take'
|
we
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| z
|
zèé [zèé] 'dodge'
|
zoo
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| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| a
|
áká [áká] 'hand'
|
bra
|
| e
|
éké [ékè] 'python'
|
bay
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| i
|
ìse [ìsɛ́] 'pot'
|
meat
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| ɪ
|
ị́kpà [ɪ́k͡pà] 'to weave'
|
pit
|
| o
|
ólú [ólú] 'neck'
|
Indian English go
|
| ɔ
|
ọ́kụ́ 'fire'
|
RP law
|
| u
|
ùdó [ùdó] 'peace'
|
fool
|
| ʊ
|
ụ́sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat'
|
put
|
| Tone
|
| IPA
|
Examples
|
Explanation
|
| ◌́
|
ụ́sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat'
|
High tone
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| ◌̀
|
àmà [àmà] 'witness'
|
Low tone
|
| ꜜ◌
|
égō[1] [égꜜo] 'money'
|
Downstep
|
Notes
- ^ Eme and Uba use ◌̄ to represent downstep, but it properly refers to mid tone in IPA.
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