| Consonants |
|---|
| IPA |
Examples | English approximation |
| b |
baca, bia, bàbaru |
bike |
| β |
abauditu, ebreu, nebodaza[1] |
between baby and bevy |
| d |
dormi, sardu, doadura, (Logudorese) andalibeni |
done |
| dz |
acasazare, pranzu, cazare |
between buds and budge |
| dʒ |
gioba, Barbagia, culingiosso, panagèlicu |
budge |
| ɖ |
abbaraddadu, mundu, cherveddu [keɾˈveɖːu]ⓘ[2] |
dine (Indian English) |
| ð |
abbacada, cantat [ˈkantaða], a therga[1] |
this |
| f |
foras, ufanu |
fast |
| ɡ |
gabbia, gherra, ghia, sangrau, fogu |
gas |
| ɣ |
buttega, sa gherra, arcu ’e chelu[1] |
like go, but without completely blocking air flow on the g |
| k |
corsía, àlpaca, chelu, cuadra, bruke, piachente[3] |
scar |
| l |
levantinu, abbalaucadu[2] |
lip |
| ʎ |
brigliaju, origlietas, bragliosu, contissigliu[2] |
roughly like million |
| m |
meledada, mamudinu, acampàda[2][4] |
mother |
| ɱ |
cunforma[4] |
some value |
| n |
nebodaza, energía[2] |
nest |
| ŋ |
síncheru, abbiènghidu[4] |
sing |
| ɲ |
apitzigàgnulu, gnagnajolu[2] |
roughly like canyon |
| ɳ |
afandare, mundu |
roughly like corndog |
| p |
pabasolu, písiri, splajare, ’alvispaltu |
spin |
| ɾ |
carena, dijimire |
atom (American English) |
| r |
rasada, ferrutzos |
trilled r |
| s |
secada, stantes, dilmissu |
between sip and ship |
| ʃ |
scelestu, lescenscia, balascios, isciri |
ship |
| t |
taneddu, àteu |
star |
| ts |
(Logudorese) tzacare, tzarra, catzare, Tzitzeddu, (Campidanese) tzaccau, tzitadi |
between cats and catch |
| tʃ |
ciabbata, cedda, cibbu, ciacosu, celibbadu |
catch |
| θ |
althrolitu, furrithu, tharalau, atheddina, istathu |
thin |
| v |
vacada, servu, jurafalzu, sa faína[1] |
vent |
| z |
casara, ixemplu, stantes [ˈstantɛzɛ], su sole[1] |
between zone and genre |
| ʒ |
(Logudorese) abbajocada, ajozi, conjugadu, ojos, (Campidanese) paxi, axedu, dexi |
genre |
| ʔ |
pacu, connòschere, sa pache, sa luna[5] |
getting (Cockney) |
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| Vowels |
|---|
| IPA |
Examples | English approximation |
| a |
Arba, areddare, àteru, proiàt |
roughly like father |
| e |
meri, panagèlicu, ghèneru[6] |
roughly like pay |
| ɛ |
xena, lèghere, isdentadu |
bed |
| i |
filu, síncheru, paxi, ixemplu |
see |
| o |
ogru, còtzula, abbaosu[6] |
law (British English) |
| ɔ |
connòschere, ogros, cando |
off |
| u |
domu, úrtima |
tool |
| |
| Semivowels |
| j |
eja, (Logudorese) gioja,[7] calzulaieddu,[8] (Campidanese) Sardinnia[9] |
you |
| w |
(Campidanese) àcua, língua[10] |
way |
| |
| Suprasegmentals |
| IPA |
Examples | Explanation |
| ˈ |
cantat [ˈkantaða] |
primary stress |
| ˌ |
propiamente [ˌpɾopi.aˈmɛntɛ] |
secondary stress |
| . |
via [ˈvi.a] |
syllable break |
| ː |
fillu [ˈfilːu] |
geminated consonant[2] |
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