Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Azerbaijani
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents pronunciations of the Azerbaijani language and its two forms (Caucasian and Iranian) in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-az}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
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Vowels
| IPA
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Orthography
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English approximation
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| azb
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azj
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| ɑ
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آ
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a
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father
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| æ
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اَ
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ə
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cat
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| e
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ائ ئ
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e
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bed
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| i
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ای
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i
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creek
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| o
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او
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o
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mole
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| œ
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اؤ
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ö
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bird
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| u
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اوُ
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u
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soup
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| ɯ
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اؽ
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ı
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roses
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| y
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اۆ
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ü
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somewhat like cute
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Suprasegmentals
| IPA
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Examples
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Meaning
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| ˈ
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Bakı
[bɑˈcɯ]
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stress mark (placed before the stressed syllable)
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| ː
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barı
[ˈbɑːɾɯ]
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long vowel
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See also
Notes
- ^ Allophone of /c/ before a voiceless consonant or at the end of a word.
- ^ a b Only used in certain dialects.
- ^ Only occurs in loanwords.
- ^ Allophone of /n/ before [ɟ] and [c].
- ^ Allophone of /n/ before [ɡ] and [k].
- ^ Allophone of /v/ after a vowel.
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