Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent
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m
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mod [ˈmoðˀ] 'courage'
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mood
| n
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node [ˈnoːðə] 'note'
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noon
| ŋ
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lang [ˈlɑŋˀ] 'long'
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long
| b/b̥
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bog [ˈb̥ɔʊ̯ˀ] 'book'
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book
| p/pʰ
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pol [ˈpʰoːˀl] 'pole'
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pole
| d/d̥
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dåb [ˈd̥ɔːˀb̥] 'christening'
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do
| t/tˢ
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tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you'
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too
| ɡ/g̊
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god [ˈɡ̊oðˀ] 'good'
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good
| k/kʰ
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kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife'
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cone
| f
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fod [ˈfoðˀ] 'foot'
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foot
| s
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sod [ˈsoðˀ] 'soot'
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soon
| ɕ
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Sjælland [ˈɕɛˌlanˀ] 'Zealand'
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sheep
| h
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hat [ˈhad̥] 'hat'
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hat
| ʋ
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våd [ˈʋɔðˀ] 'wet'
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vote
| ʊ̯
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hav [ˈhɑʊ̯] 'sea'
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wave
| ð
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øde [ˈøːðə] 'deserted'
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bathe
| j
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jord [ˈjoɐ̯ˀ] 'earth'
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you
| ɪ̯
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vej [ˈʋɑɪ̯ˀ] 'way'
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way
| ʁ
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rød [ˈʁœðˀ] 'red'
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French rôle
| ɐ̯
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hør [ˈhøɐ̯ˀ] 'hear'
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hear
| l
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lov [ˈlɒʊ̯] 'law'
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louver
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Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent
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ɑ
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tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you'
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like balm, but shorter
| ɑː
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barn [ˈbɑːˀn] 'child'
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balm
| a
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kat [ˈkʰad̥] 'cat'
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Northern English/Scottish trap
| æ
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frisk [ˈfʁæsɡ̊] 'fresh'
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latter
| æː
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gade [ˈɡ̊æːðə] 'street'
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Australian ham
| ɛ
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ven [ˈvɛn] 'friend'
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hell
| ɛː
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hæl [ˈhɛːˀl] 'heel'
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there
| e
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fedt [ˈfeð] 'fat'
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allez in French
| e̝ː
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hel [ˈheːˀl] 'whole'
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Scottish/Canadian save
| i
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tisse [ˈtˢisə] 'pee'
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happy
| iː
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si [ˈsiːˀ] 'sieve'
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leaf
| o
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flod [ˈfloðˀ] 'river'
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French sot
| oː
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kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife'
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Scottish/Canadian stove
| ɔ
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ost [ˈɔsd̥] 'cheese'
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moll, with round lips
| ɔː
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måle [ˈmɔːlə] 'to measure'
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like the previous, but longer
| u
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ud [ˈuðˀ] 'out'
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like fool, but shorter
| uː
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hule [ˈhuːlə] 'cave'
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boot
| ø
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nød [ˈnøðˀ] 'nut'
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French vieux or German Österreich
| øː
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løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner'
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German öl
| œ
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bønne [ˈb̥œnə]) 'bean'
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French bœuf
| œː
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afgrøde [ˈavgʁœːðə] 'crop'
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French bœuf (but longer)
| ɶ
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tør [ˈtɶɐ̯ˀ]) 'dry'
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French sœur (but shorter)
| ɶː
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fyrre [ˈfɶːɐ] 'fourty'
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French sœur
| y
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tyk [ˈtyɡ̊] 'thick'
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French vue
| yː
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synlig [ˈsyːnli] 'visible'
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German über
| ʌ
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ånd [ˈʌnˀ] 'spirit'
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but
| ɒ
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og [ˈɒw] 'and'
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off
| ɒː
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i går [iˈɡɒːˀ] 'yesterday'
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off
| stød
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ˀ
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ti [ˈtiːˀ] 'ten'
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Cockney city
| unstressed
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ə
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hoppe [ˈhʌb̥ə] 'jump'
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about
| ɐ
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løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner'
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British English runner
| ɪ
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kage [ˈkʰæːɪ] 'cake'
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hit
| ʊ
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mave [ˈmæːʊ] 'stomach'
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foot
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