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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Lakota From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
b b about
wašíču check
tʃʰ čhena choose
tʃʼ šič’éši check, but with a pause afterwards
g ógle again
ʁ ǧí Northumbrian burr
h wóžuha hat
x ȟóta Spanish jota
k ská skin
k’ k’éyaš skin, but with a pause afterwards
wakhéya cab
waáŋ like cab, but sharper
l hokšíla life
m makȟá man
n iná not
p pa spot
ophíye pot
eží like pot, but sharper
p’ p’ó spot, but with a pause afterwards
s tiyospaye sun
ʃ ške shoe
t wit stand
t’ t’élanuwela stand, but with a pause afterwards
mathó torn
áwa like torn, but sharper
w tuwá well
j wíŋy yes
z wazí zip
ʒ maǧážu measure
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
a akézaptaŋ hat
ɛ iye bed
ɪ iš bit
ɔ o off
ʊ táku push
ə̃ wží huh
ɪ̃ stésapela bit, but nasalized
ʊ̃ kiye push, but nasalized
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References

  • Ingham, Bruce. Lakota (Languages of the World).

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