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| [a] | | [a] | ||
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_front_unrounded_vowel Open front unrounded vowel] | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_front_unrounded_vowel Open front unrounded vowel] | ||
| a in hat (WaE) | | ''a'' in ''hat'' (WaE) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! e | ! e | ||
| [ɛ] | | [ɛ] | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel Open-mid front unrounded vowel] | | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel Open-mid front unrounded vowel] | ||
| e in bed | | ''e'' in ''bed'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! i | ! i | ||
| [i] | | [i] | ||
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_front_unrounded_vowel Close front unrounded vowel] | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_front_unrounded_vowel Close front unrounded vowel] | ||
| ee in free | | ''ee'' in ''free'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! o | ! o | ||
| [o] | | [o] | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel Close-mid back rounded vowel] | | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel Close-mid back rounded vowel] | ||
| o in go (ScE) | | ''aw'' in y''aw''n (AuE), ''o'' in ''go'' (ScE) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! u | ! u | ||
| [u] | | [u] | ||
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_back_rounded_vowel Close back rounded vowel] | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_back_rounded_vowel Close back rounded vowel] | ||
| oo in boot | | ''oo'' in ''boot'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! y | ! y | ||
| [ə] | | [ə] | ||
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-central_vowel Mid-central vowel] | | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-central_vowel Mid-central vowel] | ||
| a in above | | ''a'' in ''above'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 31 March 2015
Tags
Examples are either tagged with a language code or English dialect. Any example that is not tagged is considered "General American" (GA).
Tags currently used:
- (AuE) = Australian English
- (ScE) = Scottish English
- (WaE) = Welsh English
Tables
Vowels (preferred)
lojban | IPA | Names | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
a | [a] | Open front unrounded vowel | a in hat (WaE) |
e | [ɛ] | Open-mid front unrounded vowel | e in bed |
i | [i] | Close front unrounded vowel | ee in free |
o | [o] | Close-mid back rounded vowel | aw in yawn (AuE), o in go (ScE) |
u | [u] | Close back rounded vowel | oo in boot |
y | [ə] | Mid-central vowel | a in above |
Vowels (allowed)
lojban | IPA | Names | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
a | [ɑ] | Open back unrounded vowel | a in father |
e | [e] | Close-mid front unrounded vowel | ay in play (ScE) |
o | [ɔ] | Open-mid back rounded vowel | o in not (AuE) |
Diphthongs
A diphthong is a vowel sound that consists of two elements: a short vowel sound and a glide. A labial (IPA [w]) or palatal (IPA [j]) glide either precedes (an on-glide) or follows (an off-glide) the main vowel. Diphthongs always constitute a single syllable.
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
ai | [aj] | high, Taipei |
ei | [ɛj] | weigh, Taipei |
oi | [oj] | boy |
au | [aw] | cow |
ia | [ja] | yard |
ie | [jɛ] | yell |
ii | [ji] | hear ye |
io | [jo] | yogurt |
iu | [ju] | beauty |
ua | [wa] | wander |
ue | [wɛ] | well |
ui | [wi] | weak |
uo | [wo] | woe |
uu | [wu] | woo |
iy | [jə] | |
uy | [wə] | was |
Sibilants
lojban | IPA | Names | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
c | [ʃ] | Voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant | sh in shape |
j | [ʒ] | Voiced palato-alveolar sibilant | s in measure, j in déjà vu |
s | [s] | Voiceless alveolar sibilant | s in soon |
z | [z] | Voiced alveolar sibilant | z in zinc |
Fricatives
lojban | IPA | Names | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
f | [f] | Voiceless labiodental fricative | f in fall |
v | [v] | Voiced labiodental fricative | v in voice |
x | [x] | Voiceless velar fricative | ch in loch (ScE) |
' | [h] | Voiceless glottal fricative | h in hose |
Affricates
lojban | IPA | Names | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
dj | [dʒ] | Voiced palato-alveolar affricate | j in joke |
tc | [tʃ] | Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate | ch in chat |
dz | [ʣ] | Voiced alveolar affricate | ds in pads |
ts | [ʦ] | Voiceless alveolar affricate | ts in cats |
Rhotic
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
r | [r], [ɹ], [ɾ], [ʀ], [r̩], [ɹ̩], [ɾ̩], [ʀ̩] | rock |
Nasals
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
n | [n], [n̩], [ŋ̍], [ŋ̩] | nose |
m | [m], [m̩] | move |
Approximant
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
l | [l], [l̩] | l in lake |
Stops
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
b | [b] | bottle |
d | [d] | dance |
g | [g] | goose |
k | [k] | keen |
p | [p] | powder |
t | [t] | time |