Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Mandinka
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Mandinka pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Mandinka phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Mandinka.
| Consonants
|
| IPA
|
Examples
|
English approximation
|
| b
|
baabaa
|
beet
|
| tʃ
|
capatoo
|
chat
|
| d
|
dendikoo
|
duck
|
| f
|
fee
|
four
|
| h
|
haa
|
happy
|
| dʒ
|
jatoo
|
jump
|
| k
|
kaŋo
|
kick
|
| l
|
loolo
|
love
|
| m
|
mansa
|
meet
|
| ᵐb
|
mbaaro
|
similar to samba
|
| ᶬf
|
lamfu
|
similar to armfull
|
| ᵐp
|
pamparaŋo
|
similar to pamper
|
| n
|
neŋo
|
not
|
| ⁿtʃ
|
sancaba
|
similar to bench
|
| ⁿd
|
ndaama
|
similar to sand
|
| ⁿdʒ
|
njensoo
|
similar to banjo
|
| ᵑk
|
nkuusoo
|
similar to bank
|
| ⁿs
|
nunsoo
|
similar to pants
|
| ⁿt
|
ntolu
|
similar to banter
|
| ᵑw
|
fenwofeŋ
|
similar to downward
|
| ɲ
|
ñiŋ
|
similar to onion
|
| ŋ
|
ŋaaji
|
long
|
| p
|
peesa
|
pink
|
| r
|
ruujoo
|
rolled r
|
| s
|
saba
|
sock
|
| t
|
taamaa
|
tall
|
| w
|
wooro
|
wait
|
| j
|
yiroo
|
you
|
| Marginal consonants
|
| ɡ
|
Gine[a]
|
game
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
TBA [ˈTBA]
TBA [ˈTBA]
|
as in commandeer
/ˌkɒmənˈdiər/
|
| ˌ
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA
|
Examples
|
English approximation
|
| Monophthongs
|
| a
|
abaraka
|
British cat; somewhat like cut in other dialects.
|
| aː
|
aasoo
|
similar to father
|
| e
|
eloo
|
similar to met
|
| eː
|
eekaa
|
square
|
| i
|
itolu
|
similar to dip
|
| iː
|
iisaa
|
deep
|
| o
|
osoo
|
story (short)
|
| oː
|
ooba
|
story (long)
|
| u
|
tunkuŋo
|
similar to foot
|
| uː
|
tuubi
|
cool
|
|
- ^ /g/ is found in French loans.
Notes
References
See also
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