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

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Okinawan language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

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Consonants
IPA Example English approximation
Kana Romanization
b すば, びぎsuba, bigiabout
ç あひる, ひっちーahiru, hitchīhue
ɕ あし, ふぃしゃashi, fishasheep
d でーじなdējinatoday
dʑ じょーい, じままjōi, jimamajeep
ɸ ふぃしゃ, ふすfisha, fusuphew!
ɡ がま, まっすぐgama, massuguagain
ɡʷ かってんぐゎkattengwasanguine
h ほーか, はしるhōka, hashiruhat
j うや, ゆかuya, yukayard
k かかん, くーkakan, kūspike
kʲ せんきょsenkyoskew
kʷ くゎ, くゎんkwa, kwanacquire
m むち, じままmuchi, jimamamild
mʲ みゃー, みょーじmyā, myōjimute
n かんだ, あぬkanda, anunight
ɲ さにゃ, にゃーやsanya, nyāyacanyon
ŋ びんがたbingataswimming
p かっぱ, ぴとぅkappa, pituspeed
ɾ うら, ろーほーura, rōhōAmerican atom
ɾʲ ちりゅー, ちばりょー!chiryū, chibaryō!American party
s すみ, さばsumi, sabasoup
t たい, あとぅtai, atustand
tɕ ちゃー, うちなーchā, Uchināscratch
w わしき, めーゐなぐwashiki, mēwinaguwine
ʔ っんなじ, うちなーQnnaji, Uchinā[1]uh-oh
Vowels
IPA Example English approximation
Kana Romanization
a かんだ, あぬkanda, anufather
aː うちなーUchināfather (long)
e せんきょ, めんそーれsenkyo, mensōrebed
eː でーじなdējinabed (long)
i あひる, じままahiru, jimamameet
iː ひっちーhitchīmeet (long)
o せんきょ, めんそーれsenkyostory
oː めんそーれmensōrestory (long)
u むち, うらmuchi, urapool
uː どぅーdūpool (long)
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