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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Indonesian and Malay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Malay (Malaysian and Indonesian) 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.

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

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Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
b bola[1] beau
d dari[1] do
jari job
f fungsi, vonis[2] (only in Indonesian) festival
ɡ garam[3] gain
h habis, tokoh hat
j yakin, kaya yes
k kalah[1][3] sky
l lama lean
m makan moon
n nakal note
ŋ ngarai feeling
ɲ nyaman canyon
p pola[1] spy
r raja, dari, pasar Spanish río[4]
s saya six
ʃ syukur[2] shoe
t tari[1] sty
cari itchy
v* visa[2] (only in Malay) vision
w waktu, Jawa we
x khas[2] Scottish loch
z zaman[2] zero
ʔ bapak, rakyat[1][3] uh-oh

*/v/ only exists in Malay, and not in Indonesian. The letter v is pronounced as /f/ in Indonesian.

Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
a ajar, buka[5][6] father
e serong, kare, pilih, yakin, kirim[7] clay[8]
ɛ pek, teh, bebek[9] festival
i bila, ini see
ɪ kirim[9] bin
o roda, toko, tujuh, rumput[7] story
ɔ pohon[9] off
u upah, baru cool
ʊ rumput[9] foot
ə gelar, buka[5] (in Malay) taken, about


Diphthongs
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
au, [10] kalau[7] how
ai, [10] capai[7] bye
ei, [10] murbei survey (uncommon)
oi, [10] sepoi boy (uncommon)
ui, [10] fengsui booyah; Gruyère


Other symbols
IPAExplanation
ˈ Primary stress
Placed before the stressed syllable[11]
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