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This is the
pronunciation key for
IPA transcriptions of Kazakh on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Kazakh 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 Kazakh
The charts below show the way in which the
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents
Kazakh language 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 .
IPA
Cyrillic
Latin
Arabic
English approximation
Consonants
b
б
b
ب
ab ove
β
somewhat like lav a, but without the lips touching the teeth
ɕ
ш, щ
ş, şç
⟨ش⟩ , ⟨شش⟩ ,
sh eep
d
д
d
د
d ice
f
ф
f
ف
f at
ɡ
г
g
گ
ag ree
h
һ
h
ھ
h at
j
й
i
ي
y ard, boy
k
к
k
ك
sk ate
l
л
l
ل
l ie
m
м
m
م
m oon
n
н
n
ن
n o
ɴ
ң
ñ
ڭ
somewhat like bong , but further back in the mouth
ŋ
sing
p
п
p
پ
sp are
q
қ
q
ق
somewhat like sk a, but further back in the mouth
ɾ
р
r
ر
GA at om
ʁ
ғ
ğ
ع
French r ouge
s
с
s
س
s ick
t
т
t
ت
st ick
ts
ц
ts
تس
cats
tɕ
ч
ç
چ
ch eat
v
в
v
ۆ
v ase
ɣ
г
g
گ
g o but without completely blocking airflow on the g
w
у
u
ۋ
w ater, low
χ
х
h
ح
Scottish loch
z
з
z
ز
z one
ʑ
ж
j
ج
pleas ure
IPA
Cyrillic
Latin
Arabic
English approximation
Vowels
ɑ
a
a
ا
fa ther
æ
ә
ä
ٵ
ca t
e
е, э
e
ە
be d
ə
ы
y
ى
a bout
əj
и
i
ٸ
somewhat like pri ce
jɪ
е, э
e
ە
ye ll
ɪ
і
ı
ٸ
ki t
o
о
o
و
somewhat like no
ø
ө
ö
ٶ
nur se
ʊ
ұ
ū
ۇ
woo d
ʏ
ү
ü
ٷ
somewhat like cu te
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