Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples[1] |
English equivalents
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b
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б
|
bʲ
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б
|
boot; beautiful
| d
|
д
|
do
| d͡z
|
дз
|
d͡zʲ
|
дз
|
birds, adze
| d͡ʒ
|
дж
|
jewel
| f
|
ф
|
fʲ
|
ф
|
fool; few
| ɣ
|
г
|
ɣʲ
|
г
|
| k
|
к
|
kʲ
|
к
|
cooter; cute
| l
|
л[2] |
lʲ
|
л
|
loot; lute (for some dialects)
| m
|
м
|
mʲ
|
м
|
moot; mute
| n
|
н
|
nʲ
|
н
|
noon; new (for some dialects)
| p
|
п
|
pʲ
|
п
|
poo; pew
| r
|
р
|
trilled r, like in Spanish
| s
|
с
|
sʲ
|
с
|
soup; super (for some dialects)
| ʃ
|
ш
|
shop
| t
|
т
|
tool
| t͡s
|
ц
|
t͡sʲ
|
ц
|
tsunami, cats
| t͡ʃ
|
ч
|
choose
| v
|
в[2] |
vʲ
|
в
|
voodoo; view
| x
|
х
|
xʲ
|
х
|
bach; huge (for some dialects).
| z
|
з
|
zʲ
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з
|
zoo; azure (for some dialects)
| ʒ
|
ж
|
rouge
| Marginal consonants
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ɡ
|
г, ґ
|
ɡʲ
|
г, ґ
|
goo; ague
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Other symbols
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IPA |
Explanation
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ˈ
|
Stress (placed before the stressed syllable)
| ː
|
Gemination[6] (doubled consonant)
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