2022/11/09 (updated 2023/12/23)
The phoneme list below is intended as a quick-reference that fits neatly in a small window or on a tablet screen without additional clutter. These additional resources offer more in-depth information about the phonemes:
aa | vowel |
ae | vowel |
ah | vowel |
ao | vowel |
aw | diphthong |
ax | vowel |
ay | diphthong |
b | stop |
ch | affricate |
d | stop |
dx | stop |
dr | affricate |
dh | fricative |
eh | vowel |
er | vowel |
ey | diphthong |
f | fricative |
g | stop |
hh | aspirate |
ih | vowel |
iy | vowel |
jh | affricate |
k | stop |
l | liquid |
m | nasal |
n | nasal |
ng | nasal |
ow | diphthong |
oy | diphthong |
p | stop |
r | semivowel |
s | fricative |
sh | fricative |
t | stop |
tr | affricate |
th | fricative |
uh | vowel |
uw | vowel |
v | fricative |
w | semivowel |
y | semivowel |
z | fricative |
zh | fricative |
cl | stop |
pau | silence |
sil | silence |
a | vowel |
i | vowel |
u | vowel |
e | vowel |
o | vowel |
N | vowel |
cl | stop |
t | stop |
d | stop |
s | fricative |
sh | fricative |
j | affricate |
z | affricate |
ts | affricate |
k | stop |
g | stop |
h | aspirate |
b | stop |
p | stop |
f | fricative |
ch | affricate |
ry | liquid |
ky | stop |
py | stop |
dy | stop |
ty | stop |
ny | nasal |
hy | aspirate |
my | nasal |
gy | stop |
by | stop |
n | nasal |
m | nasal |
r | liquid |
w | semivowel |
v | semivowel |
y | semivowel |
pau | silence |
sil | silence |
a | vowel |
A | vowel |
o | vowel |
@ | vowel |
e | vowel |
7 | vowel |
U | vowel |
u | vowel |
i | vowel |
i\ | vowel |
i` | vowel |
y | vowel |
AU | diphthong |
@U | diphthong |
ia | diphthong |
iA | diphthong |
iAU | diphthong |
ie | diphthong |
iE | diphthong |
iU | diphthong |
i@U | diphthong |
y{ | diphthong |
yE | diphthong |
ua | diphthong |
uA | diphthong |
u@ | diphthong |
ue | diphthong |
uo | diphthong |
:\i | coda |
r\` | coda |
:n | coda |
N | coda |
p | stop |
ph | stop |
t | stop |
th | stop |
k | stop |
kh | stop |
ts\ | affricate |
ts | affricate |
tsh | affricate |
ts` | affricate |
ts`h | affricate |
x | aspirate |
f | fricative |
s | fricative |
s` | fricative |
ts\h | fricative |
s\ | fricative |
m | nasal |
n | nasal |
l | liquid |
z` | semivowel |
w | semivowel |
j | semivowel |
pau | silence |
sil | silence |
ts | affricate |
tsh | affricate |
f | fricative |
h | fricative |
s | fricative |
l | liquid |
m | nasal |
n | nasal |
N | nasal |
w | semivowel |
j | semivowel |
p | stop |
ph | stop |
t | stop |
th | stop |
k | stop |
kh | stop |
kw | stop |
kwh | stop |
a | vowel |
6 | vowel |
E | vowel |
e | vowel |
i | vowel |
I | vowel |
O | vowel |
o | vowel |
u | vowel |
U | vowel |
9 | vowel |
8 | vowel |
y | vowel |
m= | vowel |
N= | vowel |
:i | coda |
:u | coda |
:m | coda |
:n | coda |
:N | coda |
:p_} | coda |
:t_} | coda |
:k_} | coda |
pau | silence |
sil | silence |
br | breath |
a | vowel |
e | vowel |
i | vowel |
o | vowel |
u | vowel |
U | semivowel |
I | semivowel |
y | semivowel |
ll | semivowel |
b | stop |
B | stop |
d | stop |
D | stop |
g | stop |
k | stop |
p | stop |
t | stop |
cl | stop |
l | liquid |
rr | liquid |
r | liquid |
m | nasal |
n | nasal |
N | nasal |
J | nasal |
br | breath |
f | fricative |
s | fricative |
C | fricative |
sh | fricative |
ch | affricate |
x | fricative |
pau | silence |
sil | silence |