| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| b
|
 buna, bler
|
bike
|
| d
|
dent, dubel
|
done
|
| dʑ[1]
|
agid, jet
|
dew (British English)
|
| f
|
fitg, flad, clav
|
fast
|
| ɡ
|
gat, galant
|
gas
|
| k
|
carr, architect, aug, kiosc, quai
|
scar
|
| l
|
lavar, milli, val
|
lip
|
| ʎ
|
egl, glieud, bigliet
|
roughly like million
|
| m
|
milli, um
|
mother
|
| n
|
nanin, onns
|
nest
|
| ŋ
|
saung, lungatg
|
sing
|
| ɲ
|
bogn, gnierv
|
roughly like canyon
|
| p
|
papetaria, appartament, verb
|
spin
|
| r
|
ʁ[2]
|
roda, carr, meglra
|
water (American English) or French rose
|
| s
|
vossa, nus
|
sorry
|
| ʃ
|
schanza, glisch, puspei, scopo
|
ship
|
| t
|
teater, ti, agid
|
star
|
| ts
|
cefra, bellezza, zunt
|
cats
|
| tɕ[1]
|
chasa, tgamin
|
stew (British English)
|
| tʃ
|
rumantsch, tschetschapuorla
|
chew
|
| v
|
grava, watt
|
vent
|
| z
|
casa, rosa
|
zipper
|
| ʒ
|
sbagl, Svizra, branscha, Grischun
|
measure
|
| Marginal consonants
|
| h[3]
|
haluncs, hobi
|
hat
|
| Dialectal consonants
|
| ç
|
amih
|
hue
|
| Semivowels
|
| j
|
jeu, Italia, yak
|
you
|
| w
|
quel, ual, walkman
|
wine
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| a
|
banc, clav
|
roughly like father
|
| ə ~ ɐ[4]
|
casa, mellen
|
comma or gut
|
| e
|
bler, pér
|
roughly like pay
|
| ɛ
|
è, pèr
|
bed
|
| i
|
ti, historic
|
see
|
| ɔ
|
pom, toc
|
off
|
| o
|
biro, ovra
|
law (British English)
|
| u
|
o ~ ʊ[2]
|
bun, udir
|
tool or pull
|
| Dialectal vowels[5]
|
| ø
|
chaschöl, ögl
|
roughly like hurt
|
| y
|
mür, bügl
|
roughly like cute
|
|
|
| Suprasegmentals
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English example
|
| ˈ
|
comba [ˈkɔmbɐ]
|
bottle
|
| ˌ
|
libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin]
|
intonation
|
| .
|
gïunist [dʑi.uˈniʃt]
|
moai
|
| ː
|
dar [daːr]
|
long vowel
|
| ◌̯[6]
|
cuort [kuɔ̯rt]
|
now
|
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