Vowels
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.
Front
Central
Back
Close
Close-mid
Open-mid
Open
i y
ɨ ʉ
ɯ u
ɪ ʏ
ʊ
e ø
ɘ ɵ
ɤ o
ə
ɛ œ
ɜ ɞ
ʌ ɔ
æ
ɐ
a ɶ
ɑ ɒ
Pulmonic Consonants
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant.
Areas shaded grey indicate articulations judged impossible.
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Post alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal |
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Plosive | p | b | | | t | d | ʈ | ɖ | c | ɟ | k | g | q | ɢ | | | ʔ | |
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Nasal | | m | | ɱ |
| n | | ɳ | | ɲ | | ŋ | | ɴ | | | | |
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Trill | | ʙ | | | | r | | | | | |
| | ʀ | | | | |
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Tap or Flap | | | | ⱱ | | ɾ | | ɽ | | | | | | | | | | |
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Fricative | ɸ | β | f | v | θ | ð | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | ʂ | ʐ |
ç | ʝ | x | ɣ | χ | ʁ | ħ | ʕ | h | ɦ |
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Lateral Fricative | | | | | ɬ | ɮ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Approximant | | | | ʋ | | ɹ | | ɻ | | j | | ɰ | | | | | | |
Lateral Approximant | | | | | | l | | ɭ | | ʎ | | ʟ | | | | | | |
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Non-pulmonic consonants
Clicks | Voiced implosives | Ejectives |
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ʘBilabial | ɓBilabial | pʼBilabial |
ǀDental | ɗDental/alveolar | tʼDental/alveolar |
ǃ(Post)alveoalar | ʄPalatal | kʼVelar |
ǂPalatoalveolar | ɠVelar | sʼAlveolar fricative |
ǁAlveolar lateral | ʛUvular |
ʼetc… |
Other symbols
ʍVoiceless labial-velar fricative |
wVoiced labial-velar approximant |
ɥVoiced labial-palatal approximant |
ʜVoiceless epiglottal fricative |
ʢVoiced epiglottal fricative |
ʡEpiglottal plosive |
ɕVoiceless alveolo-palatal fricative |
ʑVoiced alveolo-palatal fricative |
ɺAlveolar lateral flap |
ɧSimultaneous ʃ and x |
Affricates
t͡sVoiceless alveolar affricate |
t͡ʃVoiceless palato-alveolar affricate |
t͡ɕVoiceless alveolo-palatal affricate |
ʈ͡ʂVoiceless retroflex affricate |
d͡zVoiced alveolar affricate |
d͡ʒVoiced post-alveolar affricate |
d͡ʑVoiced alveolo-palatal affricate |
ɖ͡ʐVoiceless retroflex affricate |