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

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents pronunciations of the various Mayan languages 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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IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
Consonants[1]
ʔ k'in, Ch'ol the catch in uh-oh; a glottal stop
ɓ K'axob, Xibalba like boy but sucking air
ch child
tʃʼ ch' popped ch
h jelik, Q'umarkaj he
x j loch
k k skin
k' popped kin
l l leave
m m man
n n noodle
ŋ nh sing
p p span
p' popped pan
q q cut but further back from throat
q' as above, but ejective
ɾ Xcaret atom [American English]
s s sack
t t stand
t' popped tan
ty tee
tʲʼ ty' as above, but ejective
ts tz cats
tsʼ tz' popped cats
w w wand
ʃ Xunantunich, yaax shoe
j y yes
IPA ExamplesEnglish approximation
Vowels[1][2][3]
a kax, Tabscoob between fat and father[4](short)
naach between fat and father[4] (long)
e e met
ee pay
ə kn sofa
əː määchäl RP herb
i i city
ahiin see
o pol story (short)
oo story (long)
u u full
uu fool
Stress
ˈ Oxk'utzkab [oʃkʼut͡sˈkab]
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