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This is the
pronunciation key for
IPA transcriptions of Igbo on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Igbo in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing
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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
IPA
Examples
English approximation
b
b áà [báà] 'enter'
b it
d
d èé [dèé] 'write'
d in
d͡ʒ
j àá [d͡ʒàá] 'praise'
j oy
f
f ópù [fópù] 'uproot'
f at
ɡ
g àá [ɡàá] 'go'
g ut
ɡ͡b
gb àá [ɡ͡bàá] 'kick'
simultaneous g et and b et
ɡʷ
gw ú [ɡʷú] 'dig'
Gu am
ɣ
gh é [ɣé] 'fry'
Spanish fueg o
h
h á [há] 'they'
h am
j
y á [já] 'him/her/it'
y es
k
k ámà [kámà] 'but'
c ut
k͡p
kp ọ́ [k͡pɔ́] 'call'
simultaneous c an and p an
kʷ
kw é [kʷé] 'agree'
aqu atic
l
l èé [lèé] 'agree'
l eft
m
àm à [àmà] 'witness'
m ap
m̩
m bè [m̩bè] 'tortoise'
prism
n
n èé [nèé] 'see'
n ose
n̩
ń nà [ń̩nà] 'father'
button
ɲ
ny àá [ɲàá] 'drive'
cany on
ŋ
ṅ ụ́ [ŋʊ́] 'father'
sing
ŋʷ
nw ụ́ [ŋʷʊ́] 'drink'
sing w ith
p
p á [pá] 'carry'
p it
r
r èé [rèé] 'sell'
Spanish perr o
s
s èé [sèé] 'draw'
s it
ʃ
ị̀sh á [ɪ̀ʃá] 'crayfish'
sh ip
t
t á [tá] 'chew'
t ip
t͡ʃ
ch èé [t͡ʃèé] 'think'
ch ip
v
Àv í [àví] 'proper name'
v at
w
w èré [wèré] 'take'
w e
z
z èé [zèé] 'dodge'
z oo
Vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
a
á ká [áká] 'hand'
bra
e
é ké [ékè] 'python'
bay
i
ì se [ìsɛ́] 'pot'
mea t
ɪ
ị́ kpà [ɪ́k͡pà] 'to weave'
pi t
o
ó lú [ólú] 'neck'
Indian English go
ɔ
ọ́ kụ́ [ɔ́kʊ́] 'fire'
RP law
u
ù dó [ùdó] 'peace'
foo l
ʊ
ụ́ sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat'
pu t
Tone
IPA
Examples
Explanation
◌́
ụ́ sụ́ [ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat'
High tone
◌̀
à mà [àmà] 'witness'
Low tone
ꜜ◌
égō
[1] [éɡꜜo] 'money'
Downstep
^ Eme and Uba use ◌̄ to represent downstep, but it properly refers to mid tone in IPA.
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