Short description: Wikipedia key to pronunciation
| This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Inuktitut on Wikipedia.It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Inuktitut 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 IPA represents Inuktitut pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.[1] For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-iu}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Inuit phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Inuktitut and other Inuit languages.
IPA |
Syllabics |
Examples |
English approximation
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Consonants
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+ a
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+ aː
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+ i
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+ iː
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+ u
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+ uː
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final
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h
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ᐦ
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u.qa.uh.iː.ti.ɣut
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hat
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p
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ᐸ
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ᐹ
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ᐱ
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ᐲ
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ᐳ
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ᐴ
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ᑉ
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taq.sa.liq.paːq.tut
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pig
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t
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ᑕ
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ᑖ
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ᑎ
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ᑏ
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ᑐ
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ᑑ
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ᑦ
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i.nuk.ti.tut
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tiger
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k
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ᑲ
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ᑳ
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ᑭ
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ᑮ
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ᑯ
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ᑰ
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ᒃ
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u.ka.li.ma.juq
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kid
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ɣ
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ᒐ
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ᒑ
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ᒋ
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ᒌ
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ᒍ
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ᒎ
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ᒡ
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u.qau.miŋ.ɣit
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Spanish trigo
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m
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ᒪ
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ᒫ
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ᒥ
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ᒦ
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ᒧ
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ᒨ
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ᒻ
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am.ma
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man
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n
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ᓇ
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ᓈ
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ᓂ
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ᓃ
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ᓄ
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ᓅ
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ᓐ
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a.naː.na
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now
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s
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ᓴ
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ᓵ
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ᓯ
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ᓰ
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ᓱ
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ᓲ
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ᔅ
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su.qu.siq.paː
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sit
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l
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ᓚ
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ᓛ
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ᓕ
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ᓖ
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ᓗ
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ᓘ
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ᓪ
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i.li
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like
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j
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ᔭ
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ᔮ
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ᔨ
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ᔩ
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ᔪ
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ᔫ
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ᔾ
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u.qau.si.ʁi.jau.juq
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you
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v
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ᕙ
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ᕚ
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ᕕ
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ᕖ
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ᕗ
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ᕘ
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ᕝ
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iv.vil.li
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very
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ʁ
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ᕋ
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ᕌ
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ᕆ
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ᕇ
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ᕈ
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ᕉ
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ᕐ
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ti.ti.ʁau.siq
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French rester
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q
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ᖃ
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ᖄ
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ᕿ
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ᖀ
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ᖁ
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ᖂ
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ᖅ
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aq.qa
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scar, but further back from throat; Semitic Qaf
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ŋ
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ᖓ
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ᖔ
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ᖏ
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ᖐ
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ᖑ
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ᖒ
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ᖕ
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u.ju.ŋa
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sing
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(geminated) ŋː
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ᙵ
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ᙶ
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ᙱ
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ᙲ
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ᙳ
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ᙴ
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ᖖ
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tu.ŋːa.su.ɣit
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sing, but longer.
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ɬ
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ᖤ
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ᖥ
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ᖠ
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ᖡ
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ᖢ
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ᖣ
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ᖦ
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mi.lik.ɬu.ɣit
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Welsh llwyd
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IPA
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Syllabic
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Examples |
English approximation
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Vowels
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a
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ᐊ
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aq.qa
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bra
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aː
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ᐋ
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a.taː.tan
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long a
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i
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ᐃ
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i.nuk.ti.tut
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city
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iː
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ᐄ
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u.qa.ti.si.liːt
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see
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u
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ᐅ
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i.nu.it
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food (GA)
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uː
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ᐆ
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i.nuk.ti.tuː.suː.ŋu.vit
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food
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Syllables
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Syllables are between dots. They can be: CVC, CV or V.
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References
- ↑ Inuktitut language. (2012). Omniglot. Retrieved September 14, 2012, from link
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