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The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsAlaskan Inuit pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
SeeInuit phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Inupiaq and other Inuit languages.
| IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| h | savił̣haq[b] | ahead |
| ɣ | agiaq | Spanish fuego, roughly like ugh |
| j | qayaq | yes |
| k | kataktuq | ski |
| l | alapittuq | land |
| ɬ | iłuaqtuq | By getting the tongue up to the roof and giving a quick breath out; Welshllwyd. |
| ʎ | iḷaga | like, but more of a y-like sound |
| ʎ̥ | sikł̣aq | Above, but whispered. |
| m | mannik | man |
| n | nuna | now |
| ŋ | iġñiiŋ | sing |
| ɲ | iñuk | onion, Spanishñ |
| p | putu | spoil |
| q | qupak | likek but further down the throat |
| ʁ | niġiruq | Frenchrester |
| s | sisuruq | soon |
| ʂ | iqsraq | shrub, butretroflex |
| t | talu | stop |
| tʃ | iñuich, tikiṭkaa | rich |
| v | kiviruq[c] | love |
| ʐ | iri | pleasure butretroflex |
| Marginal sounds | ||
| f | tavsi[c] | after |
| ɴ | iġñiq | liken but further down the throat |
| x | akłaq,[d] siñikhuni | loch (Scottish English) |
| χ | mayuqłuŋa,[d] anniqhuni[b] | like above but deepened |
| IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| aː | aapa | mad (long) |
| ɑ | nuqaqti[f] | father (short) |
| ɐ | amiq | nut |
| e | qiquayak[f] | bed (Australian English) |
| iː | kiigaa | knee |
| i | iki | really |
| o | mitquq[f] | story |
| uː | kuuk | cool (long) |
| u | niġirugut | cool (short) |
| Diphthongs | ||
| ai | aivig | irate |
| au | auk | how |
| ia | qiaruq | fiat |
| iu | kiugaa | cute |
| ua | uamittuq | quack |
| ui | uiga | booyah; Gruyère |