| This is thepronunciation key forIPA transcriptions of Sorbian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Sorbian 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 value without establishingconsensus on thetalk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA. For the distinction between[ ],/ / and ⟨ ⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsLower Sorbian andUpper Sorbian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA, andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent | |
L | U | ||
| b | bałma (U)[a] | boot | |
| bʲ | bjakać (U)[a] | beautiful | |
| ɕ | šćit (L)[a][b][c] | sheep (L) | |
| d | dań (U)[a] | do | |
| dʲ | [d] | media | |
| dz | licba (L)[a] | lads | |
| dʑ | [a] | jig (L) | |
| dʒ | dźak (U)[a][c] | jug | |
| f | fabula (U)[a] | fool | |
| fʲ | [d] | few | |
| ɡ | gagać (U)[a] | good | |
| ɡʲ | [d] | argue | |
| ɣ | [a] | good,but without the tongue touching the roof of the mouth | |
| h | habla (U) | hood | |
| hʲ | [d] | heed | |
| j | jadro (U) | yes | |
| k | kabat (U)[a] | scar | |
| kʲ | [d] | skew | |
| l | lac (U) | lack | |
| lʲ | [d] | failure | |
| m | mač (U) | moot | |
| mʲ | mjaso (U) | mute | |
| n | nabać (U) | noon | |
| nʲ | hromadźernja (U) | vinyard | |
| ŋ | [e] | sang | |
| ŋʲ | [e] | sing | |
| p | pad (U)[a] | span | |
| pʲ | pjany (U)[a] | spew | |
| r | ʁ | rad (U)[f] | American atom (L) Frenchrouge (U) |
| rʲ | ʁʲ | rjadka (U)[f] | American catty (L) Frenchrime (U) |
| s | sadło (U)[a] | soup | |
| ʃ | šach (U)[a][c] | rush | |
| t | tajić (U)[a] | stand | |
| tʲ | [d] | stew(RP) | |
| tɕ | [a][c] | chip (L) | |
| ts | całta (U)[a] | cats | |
| tʃ | ćahać (U)[a][c] | chop | |
| v | vatikanski (U)[a] | voodoo | |
| vʲ | [d] | view | |
| w | wačka (U) | boot,but without lips completely closed | |
| wʲ | wjaznyć (U) | betweenwetandyet | |
| x | čichawa (U) | loch (Scottish); ugh | |
| xʲ | [d] | huge | |
| z | zabić (U)[a] | zoo | |
| ʑ | [a][c] | prestige (L) | |
| ʒ | žaba (U)[a][c] | pleasure | |
| Vowels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent | |
L | U | ||
| a | pask (U) | father | |
| ɛ | pesimistiski (U)[d][g] | met | |
| ɪ | pĕseń (U)[d][g][h] | kit | |
| i | pisać (U)[g] | meet | |
| ɨ | pysk (U)[g] | roses (for somedialects) | |
| ɔ | posyć (U) | off | |
| ʊ | póstniski (U)[h][i] | pull | |
| u | pusty (U) | pool | |
| IPA | Other | |
|---|---|---|
L | U | |
| ˈ | Primarystress. Stress tends to fall on the first syllable of a word. | |
| . | Syllable break. | |