Help:IPA for Svan

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Svan pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

Consonants
IPA Georgian Romanization English approximation
b b bash
d d do
dz j pads
ǰ hedge
f f fan
ɡ g gate
ɣ ǧ French-like R
h h head
j y yell
k (ejective) [1]
k' can
l l leaf
m m much
n n not
p (ejective)[1]
p' pan
q (ejective)[1]
q' Qumran (Hebrew)
r r road
s s sue
ʃ š shoe
t (ejective)[1]
t' table
tsʼ c (ejective)[1]
tsʰ c' tsunami
tʃʼ č (ejective)[1]
tʃʰ č' choose
v v van
w w well
x x Bach
z z zoo
ʒ ž vision
ʔ ʔ the glotal stop in uh-oh
Short vowels
IPA Georgian Romanization English approximation
ɑ a bra
æ ა̈ ä man
ə ə focus
e é ten
ɛ e bell
i i seed
ɔ o law
œ ო̈ ö neuf (French)
u u moon
y უ̈ ü une (French)
Long vowels
IPA Georgian Romanization English approximation
ɑː ა̄ ā bra
æː ა̄̈ ǟ bra
ɛː ე̄ ē fell
ი̄ ī feel
ɔː ო̄ ō fall
œː ო̄̈ ȫ Öl (German)
უ̄̈ ǖ Rübe (German)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ejective consonants, which do not occur in English, are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with pressure from the throat rather than the lungs.