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 Template:IPA 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'
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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'
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joy
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f
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fópù [fópù] 'uproot'
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fat
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ɡ
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gàá [ɡàá] 'go'
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gut
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ɡ͡b
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gbàá [ɡ͡bàá] 'kick'
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simultaneous get and bet
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ɡʷ
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gwú [ɡʷú] 'dig'
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Guam
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ɣ
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ghé [ɣé] 'fry'
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Spanish fuego
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h
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há [há] 'they'
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ham
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j
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yá [já] 'him/her/it'
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yes
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k
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kámà [kámà] 'but'
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cut
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k͡p
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kpọ́ [k͡pɔ́] 'call'
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simultaneous can and pan
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kʷ
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kwé [kʷé] 'agree'
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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'
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map
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m̩
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mbè [m̩bè] 'tortoise'
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prism
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n
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nèé [nèé] 'see'
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nose
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n̩
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ńnà [ń̩nà] 'father'
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button
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ɲ
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nyàá [ɲàá] 'drive'
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canyon
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ŋ
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ṅụ́ [ŋʊ́] 'father'
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sing
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ŋʷ
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nwụ́ [ŋʷʊ́] 'drink'
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sing with
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p
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pá [pá] 'carry'
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pit
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r
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rèé [rèé] 'sell'
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Spanish perro
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s
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sèé [sèé] 'draw'
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sit
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ʃ
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ị̀shá [ɪ̀ʃá] 'crayfish'
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ship
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t
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tá [tá] 'chew'
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tip
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t͡ʃ
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chèé [t͡ʃèé] 'think'
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chip
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v
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Àví [àví] 'proper name'
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vat
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w
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wèré [wèré] 'take'
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we
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z
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zèé [zèé] 'dodge'
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zoo
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Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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a
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áká [áká] 'hand'
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bra
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e
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éké [ékè] 'python'
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bay
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i
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ìse [ìsɛ́] 'pot'
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meat
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ɪ
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ị́kpà [ɪ́k͡pà] 'to weave'
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pit
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o
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ólú [ólú] 'neck'
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story
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ɔ
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ọ́kụ́ [ɔ́kʊ́] 'fire'
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off
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u
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ùdó [ùdó] 'peace'
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fool
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ʊ
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ụ́sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat'
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put
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Tone
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IPA
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Examples
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Explanation
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◌́
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ụ́sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat'
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High tone
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◌̀
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àmà [àmà] 'witness'
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Low tone
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ꜜ◌
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égō[1] [éɡꜜo] 'money'
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Downstep
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Notes
- ^ Eme and Uba use ◌̄ to represent downstep, but it properly refers to mid tone in IPA.
Bibliography
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