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Examples are either tagged with [http://loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php a language] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_chart_for_English_dialects English dialect]. Any example that is not tagged is considered "General American" (GA).
Examples are either tagged with a [http://loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php language code] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_chart_for_English_dialects English dialect]. Any example that is not tagged is considered "General American" (GA).


Tags currently used:
Tags currently used:


* (RP) = Received Pronunciation (Standard in the United Kingdom)
* (ScE) = Scottish English
* (ScE) = Scottish English
* (fra) = French
* (fra) = French
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
|+ [http://lojban.github.io/cll/3/2/ Consonants different in English]
|+ Weird stuff
! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
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| [x]
| [x]
| lo<u>ch</u> (ScE)
| lo<u>ch</u> (ScE)
|-
! <nowiki>'</nowiki>
| [h]
| <u>h</u>ose
|-
! dj
| [dʒ]
| <u>j</u>oke
|-
! tc
| [tʃ]
| <u>ch</u>at
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
|+ [http://lojban.github.io/cll/3/2/ Consonants similar in English]
|+ [http://lojban.github.io/cll/3/2/ Consonants with variation]
! lojban
! IPA
! Examples
|-
! f
| [f], [ɸ]
| <u>f</u>all
|-
! l
| [l], [l̩]
| <u>l</u>ate
|-
! n
| [n], [n̩], [ŋ̍], [ŋ̩]
| <u>n</u>ose
|-
! m
| [m], [m̩]
| <u>m</u>ove
|-
! r
| [r], [ɹ], [ɾ], [ʀ], [r̩], [ɹ̩], [ɾ̩], [ʀ̩]
| <u>r</u>ock
|-
! v
| [v], [β]
| <u>v</u>oice
|-
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
|+ [http://lojban.github.io/cll/3/2/ Invariant consonants]
! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
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| [d]
| [d]
| <u>d</u>ance
| <u>d</u>ance
|-
! f
| [f], [ɸ]
| <u>f</u>all
|-
|-
! g
! g
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| [k]
| [k]
| <u>k</u>een
| <u>k</u>een
|-
! l
| [l], [l̩]
| <u>l</u>ate
|-
! m
| [m], [m̩]
| <u>m</u>ove
|-
! n
| [n], [n̩], [ŋ̍], [ŋ̩]
| <u>n</u>ose
|-
|-
! p
! p
| [p]
| [p]
| <u>p</u>owder
| <u>p</u>owder
|-
! r
| [r], [ɹ], [ɾ], [ʀ], [r̩], [ɹ̩], [ɾ̩], [ʀ̩]
| <u>r</u>ock
|-
|-
! s
! s
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| [t]
| [t]
| <u>t</u>ime
| <u>t</u>ime
|-
! v
| [v], [β]
| <u>v</u>oice
|-
|-
! z
! z
| [z]
| [z]
| <u>z</u>inc
| <u>z</u>inc
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
|+ Misc
! lojban
! IPA
! Examples
|-
! <nowiki>'</nowiki>
| [h]
| <u>h</u>ose
|-
! dj
| [dʒ]
| j in <u>j</u>oke
|-
! tc
| [tʃ]
| <u>ch</u>at
|}
|}

Revision as of 01:29, 22 December 2014

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:

  • (ScE) = Scottish English
  • (fra) = French
  • (spa) = Spanish
  • (≈) = almost equal to


Tables

Vowels
lojban IPA Examples
a [a], [ɑ] father, top
e [ɛ], [e] bet, lens
i [i] green, machine
o [o], [ɔ] hola (spa), go (≈)
u [u] boot, shoe
y [ə] sofa, above


Diphthongs
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


Weird stuff
lojban IPA Examples
c [ʃ], [ʂ] shirt, English
j [ʒ], [ʐ] measure, j in bonjour (fra)
x [x] loch (ScE)
' [h] hose
dj [dʒ] joke
tc [tʃ] chat


Consonants with variation
lojban IPA Examples
f [f], [ɸ] fall
l [l], [l̩] late
n [n], [n̩], [ŋ̍], [ŋ̩] nose
m [m], [m̩] move
r [r], [ɹ], [ɾ], [ʀ], [r̩], [ɹ̩], [ɾ̩], [ʀ̩] rock
v [v], [β] voice


Invariant consonants
lojban IPA Examples
b [b] bottle
d [d] dance
g [g] goose
k [k] keen
p [p] powder
s [s] soldier
t [t] time
z [z] zinc
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