Help:IPA/Achi
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The following set of keys help with transcription of the Achi language into the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Keys
[edit]| IPA | Letter | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| ɓ | bʼ | beat (Jamaican Patois) |
| j | y | young |
| k | k | lack |
| kʼ | kʼ | k'aspi (Quechua) |
| l | l | let |
| m | m | make |
| n | n | no |
| p | p | put |
| q | q | Iqaluit |
| t | t | tack |
| tʼ | tʼ | yáʼátʼééh (Navajo) |
| ts | tz | pits |
| tsʼ | tzʼ | xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓ (Nuxalk aka Bella Coola) |
| tʃ | ch | hatch |
| tʃʼ | chʼ | ch'eed (Tlingit) |
| r | r | perro (Spanish) |
| s | s | pass |
| ʃ | x | flesh |
| w | w | win |
| χ[1] | j | Amlwch (Welsh) |
| ʔ | ' | uh-oh |
| ʕ | qʼ | al-ʽarabiyya (Arabic) |
| IPA | Letter | English approximant |
|---|---|---|
| a | a | jajo (Polish) |
| aː | aa | aas (Standard Dutch) |
| e | e | beauté (French) |
| eː | ee | may |
| i | i | free (but shorter) |
| iː | ii | Above, but longer |
| o | o | réseau (French) |
| oː | oo | yawn |
| u | u | où (French) |
| uː | uu | boot |