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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 bló about
tʃ wašíču check
tʃʰ héčhena 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
kʰ wakhéya cab
kˣ wakȟáŋ like cab, but sharper
l hokšíla life
m makȟá man
n iná not
p tópa spot
pʰ ophíye pot
pˣ pȟeží like pot, but sharper
p’ p’ó spot, but with a pause afterwards
s tiyospaye sun
ʃ tóške shoe
t witkó stand
t’ t’élanuwela stand, but with a pause afterwards
tʰ mathó torn
tˣ tȟáwa like torn, but sharper
w tuwá well
j wíŋyaŋ yes
z wazí zip
ʒ maǧážu measure
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
a akézaptaŋ hat
ɛ iye bed
ɪ iš bit
ɔ kȟolá off
ʊ táku push
ə̃ waŋží huh
ɪ̃ siŋtésapela bit, but nasalized
ʊ̃ uŋkiye push, but nasalized
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References

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

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