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(Revised to 2008)
CONSONANTS (other than on the IPA Chart)
bilabial labiodental dentolabial labioalv. linguolabial interdental bidental alveolar velar velophar.
Plosive
p l
p
l
p l l d
l
Nasal
n n n n
Trill
r
r
Fricative
median
f
f v
0 0
q
Fricative
lateral+median
I L
Fricative
nareal
n
n
q
Percussive
Approximant
lateral
I
I
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.
DIACRITICS
labial spreading s strong articulation f denasal n
dentolabial v weak articulation v nasal escape v
interdental/bidental n \ reiterated articulation
p\p\p
velopharyngeal friction s
alveolar l whistled articulation s ! ingressive airflow p!
linguolabial d _ sliding articulation 0_s ! egressive airflow !!
CONNECTED SPEECH VOICING
(.) short pause
pre-voicing
z
(..) medium pause
post-voicing
z
(...) long pause
( )
partial devoicing
(z)
f
loud speech [{
f
Iood
f
}]
(
initial partial devoicing
(z
ff
louder speech [{
ff
Ioodc
ff
}]
)
final partial devoicing
z)
p
quiet speech [{
p
kwaict
p
}]
( )
partial voicing
(s)
pp
quieter speech [{
pp
kwaictc
pp
}]
(
initial partial voicing
(s
allegro
fast speech [{
allegro
Iost
allegro
}]
)
final partial voicing
s)
lento
slow speech [{
lento
sIoo
lento
}]
unaspirated
p
crescendo, ralentando, etc. may also be used
pre-aspiration
p
OTHERS
(), ( C
),( V
)
indeterminate sound, consonant, vowel
Velodorsal articulation
( I
), ( N
)
indeterminate voiceless plosive, nasal, etc sublaminal lower alveolar percussive click
( )
silent articulation (j), (m)
!
alveolar and sublaminal clicks (cluck-click)
(( )) extraneous noise, e.g. ((2 sylls)) * sound with no available symbol
ICPLA 2008