Short description: Wikipedia key to pronunciation
 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Fijian on Wikipedia.It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Fijian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or its value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. | |
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Fijian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-fj}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation
|
| β
|
v
|
vase, but with both lips
|
| ð
|
c
|
then
|
| j
|
y (often silent)
|
yes
|
| k
|
k
|
sky
|
| l
|
l
|
less
|
| m
|
m
|
mum
|
| mb
|
b
|
number
|
| n
|
n
|
noon
|
| nd
|
d
|
and
|
| ɳɖ
|
nr
|
Above, but with the tongue curled or pulled back
|
| ndʒ
|
j, di ([ndʒi])
|
inɡenious
|
| ŋ
|
g
|
song
|
| ŋɡ
|
q
|
finger
|
| r
|
r
|
(trilled)
|
| s
|
s
|
sister
|
| t
|
t
|
stop
|
| tʃ
|
j, ti ([tʃi])
|
church, venture
|
| ɰ
|
w
|
between Spanish fuego and water
|
| Stress
|
| IPA |
Example |
Note
|
| ˈ
|
siga [ˈsiŋa],
cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou]
|
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short,
on the final syllable if it has a long vowel or a diphthong.
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation
|
| a
|
a
|
cat
|
| aː
|
| e
|
e
|
pet
|
| eː
|
| i
|
i
|
seat
|
| iː
|
| o
|
o
|
more
|
| oː
|
| u
|
u
|
coot
|
| uː
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ei
|
ei
|
grey
|
| eu
|
eu
|
Spanish Europa
|
| ɛi
|
ai
|
between may and my
|
| iu
|
iu
|
Brazilian Portuguese Brasil
|
| oi
|
oi
|
coy
|
| ou
|
ou
|
know
|
| ɔu
|
au
|
between know and now
|
|
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| Comparisons | |
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| Introductory guides | |
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