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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Haitian Creole From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Haitian Creole 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.

There are no silent letters in Haitian Creole unless a word is written with the traditional orthography.

See Haitian Creole phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Haitian Creole.

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Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
b bagay bow
ʃ cho shoe
d dous do
f fig festival
ɡ gòch gain
ɣ rezon [1] between go and loch
h hèn hotel
j pye yes
k kle sky
l liv lean
m machin mother
n nòt note
ŋ bilding feeling
p pase spy
s sis six
t tout still
v vyann vent
w wi [1] we
ɥ uit[2] roughly like sweet
z zewo zero
ʒ jedi measure
Non-native consonants
djaz jazz
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
a abako; pàn bra
e ale hey
ɛ fèt bed
i lide see
o zwazo story
ɔ deyò off
u nou cool
Nasal vowels[3]
ã anpil No English equivalent; nasalized [ɒ], French temps
ɛ̃ mwen No English equivalent; nasalized [ɛ], French vingt
ɔ̃ tonton No English equivalent; nasalized [o], French garçon
ũ houngan No English equivalent; nasalized [u]
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