Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent
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 |
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b |
b |
about
| d |
d |
ado
| d͡ʒ |
c (Turkish/Azeri), j (Turkmen) |
dodge
| f
|
ɸ
|
f
|
food
| ɡ |
g (Turkish/Turkmen), q (Azeri) [1] |
ago
| ɟ |
g[1] |
gear
| ɰ
|
ɣ
|
—
|
ğ
|
[2] | j |
ğ[2] |
[2] | h [3] |
h |
home
| j |
y (Turkish/Azeri), ý (Turkmen) |
yet
| k
|
q
|
k
|
skill; (Turkmen) k in the throat
| c [4] |
k
|
k[1] |
ski
| l
|
l
|
lâle 'tulip'[1] |
leaf
| ɫ
|
lala 'tutor'[1] |
wool
| m |
m |
much
| n |
n |
not
| — |
ŋ |
ň (Turkmen) |
wing
| p |
p |
span
| ɾ |
r |
(US) pretty; Scottish r
| s
|
θ
|
s
|
sue; think
| ʃ |
ş |
shoe
| t |
t |
table
| t͡ʃ |
ç |
catch
| v [5] |
β
|
v (Turkish/Azeri), w (Turkmen)
|
vase, how[5]; as Spanish lava
| —
|
x
|
x (Azeri), h (Turkmen)[4] |
Bach
| z
|
ð
|
z
|
zone; then
| ʒ |
j (Turkish/Azeri), ž (Turkmen) |
beige
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Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent
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ä
|
dal 'branch' |
Spanish or French a to English dull
| ɑ
|
Azərbaycan (Azeri) |
bra
| æ
|
Azərbaycan (Azeri) Äzerbeýjan (Turkmen) |
cat
| e
|
gelin 'bride' |
very
| i
|
dil 'tongue' |
deal
| o
|
yol 'way' |
old
| ø
|
gör 'to see' |
German ö
| u
|
uçak 'airplane' |
loot but shorter
| ɯ
|
ılık (Turkish/Azeri) 'mild' ylyk (Turkmen) |
rather like roses, or the second vowel of doesn't
| y
|
güneş 'sun' |
German ü or French u
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Suprasegmentals
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IPA |
Examples
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ˈ
|
torbalı [torbaˈlɯ] 'with bag' Torbalı [ˈtorbalɯ] (a place name)
[6]
| ː
|
â, û, ğ[2] |
âlem [aːlem] 'world'
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