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Help:IPA/Wolof

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Wolof pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.[1] For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Wolof phonology for a less thorough look at the sounds of Wolof.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b feebar beet
p̚ xob tub
bˑ jubbanti beet
bˑᵊ mbubb beet
c caabi chat
cˑʰ racctal chat
d̺ raadu duck
d̺ˑ kuddu duck
d̺ˑᵊ gudd duck
f fetal four
ɡ garab game
k̚ jasig bag
ɡˑ àggale game
ɡˑᵊ digg game
ɟ léjum jump
c̚ xaj badge
ɟˑʱ béjjén jump
k seku kick
kˑ bakkan kick
kˑʰ ëkk kick
l xaalis love
ɫ armeel ball
lː jullit love
ɫːᵊ sàll ball
m baaraam meet
mː bàmmeel meet
mːᵊ sàmm meet
ᵐb mboq similar to samba
ᵐbᵊ demb similar to samba
ᵐp dompat similar to pamper
ᵐpʰ samp similar to pamper
n̪̺ néeg not
n̪̺ˑ junni not
n̪̺ˑᵊ bënn not
ᶮc conco similar to bench
ᶮcʰ pénc similar to bench
ⁿd̺ ndaa similar to sand
ⁿd̺ᵊ pënd similar to sand
ᵑɡ jàngal long
ᵑɡᵊ song long
ᶮɟ junjuŋ similar to banjo
ᶮɟᵊ jànj similar to banjo
ᵑk ponkal similar to bank
ᵑkʰ tànk similar to bank
ᶰq sanqal similar to bank but harsher
ᶰqʰ janq similar to bank but harsher
ⁿt̺ santaane similar to banter
ⁿt̺ʰ bunt similar to banter
ɲ ñey similar to onion
ɲː wàññi similar to onion
ɲːᵊ waññ similar to onion
ŋ ŋëb long
ŋː waŋŋeetu long
ŋːᵊ doŋŋ long
p paaka pizza
pˑ koppin pizza
pˑʰ bopp pizza
qˑ bëqët cat but "harsher"
qˑʰ mboq back but "harsher"
ɾ reen GA better
r jérr rolled r
s sas sock
t̺ tànk tall
t̺ˑ butti tall
t̺ˑʰ matt tall
w wéer wait
wː tawwi wait
x xam[a] hat but "harsher"
j yaay you
jː guyy you
Marginal/Loaned sounds
ä̃ sãs[b] French sans
ɘː bëer[b] bird
h haj[c] hat
ʃ chuppome[d] ship
v vaniiy[c] vit
z zero[c] zip
ʒ jhilé[d] measure
Stress
ˈ TBA [ˈTBA]
TBA [ˈTBA]
as in commandeer
/ˌkɒmənˈdiər/
ˌ
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
Monophthongs
ɐ lal similar to cat
aː aada similar to father
a dàll[e] British cat; somewhat like cut in other dialects.
ä̃ see Marginal/Loaned sounds. French sans
ɛ dem met
ɛː reer similar to square
e dég similar to met
eː téeñ square
ɘ kër the
ɘː see Marginal/Loaned sounds. bird
i bukki similar to dip
iː biir deep
ɔ golo GA boy
ɔː woom for
o jóge story (short)
oː bóom story (long)
u ubbi similar to foot
uː buur cool
  1. ↑ ⟨x⟩ ([x]) can alternatively be pronounced [χ], and is even pronounced [ɣ] by some speakers in certain cituations.
  2. 1 2 Found extremely rarely in few words.
  3. 1 2 3 Found in loans of various origins.
  4. 1 2 Found in various french loans in Urban Wolof
  5. ↑ In most occurances, ⟨à⟩ [a] is simply an allophone of ⟨a⟩ [ɐ]. However, in few words there is a phonemic contrast. e.g.: ⟨and⟩ (incense pot) [ɐⁿd̺ᵊ] vs ⟨ànd⟩ (to accompany) [aⁿd̺ᵊ], or ⟨xamb⟩ (to poke a fire) [xɐᵐbᵊ] vs ⟨xàmb⟩ (spirit shrine) [xaᵐbᵊ].

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