| Consonants |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| b | baca,bia,bàbaru | bike | | β | abauditu, ebreu, nebodaza[1] | between babyand bevy | | d | dormi, sardu,doadura, (Logudorese) andalibeni | done | | dz | acasazare, pranzu, cazare | between budsand budge | | dʒ | gioba, Barbagia, culingiosso, panagèlicu | budge | | ɖ | abbaraddadu, mundu, cherveddu[keɾˈveɖːu]ⓘ[2] | dine (Indian English) | | ð | abbacada, cantat[ˈkantaða], atherga[1] | this | | f | foras, ufanu | fast | | ɡ | gabbia,gherra,ghia, sangrau, fogu | gas | | ɣ | buttega, sagherra, arcu ’echelu[1] | likego, but without completely blocking air flow on the g | | k | corsía, àlpaca,chelu,cuadra, bruke, piachente[3] | scar | | l | levantinu, abbalaucadu[2] | lip | | ʎ | brigliaju, origlietas, bragliosu, contissigliu[2] | roughly like million | | m | meledada,mamudinu, acampàda[2][4] | mother | | ɱ | cunforma[4] | some value | | n | nebodaza, energía[2] | nest | | ŋ | síncheru, abbiènghidu[4] | sing | | ɲ | apitzigàgnulu,gnagnajolu[2] | roughly like canyon | | ɳ | afandare, mundu | roughly like corndog | | p | pabasolu,písiri, splajare, ’alvispaltu | spin | | ɾ | carena, dijimire | atom (American English) | | r | rasada, ferrutzos | trilled r | | s | secada,stantes, dilmissu | betweensip andship | | ʃ | scelestu, lescenscia, balascios, isciri | ship | | t | taneddu, àteu | star | | ts | (Logudorese)tzacare,tzarra, catzare,Tzitzeddu, (Campidanese)tzaccau,tzitadi | between catsand catch | | tʃ | ciabbata,cedda,cibbu,ciacosu,celibbadu | catch | | θ | althrolitu, furrithu,tharalau, atheddina, istathu | thin | | v | vacada, servu, jurafalzu, safaína[1] | vent | | z | casara, ixemplu, stantes[ˈstantɛzɛ], susole[1] | betweenzoneandgenre | | ʒ | (Logudorese) abbajocada, ajozi, conjugadu, ojos, (Campidanese) paxi, axedu, dexi | genre | | ʔ | pacu,connòschere, sa pache, saluna[5] | getting (Cockney) |
| | Vowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| a | Arba,areddare,àteru, proiàt | roughly like father | | e | meri, panagèlicu, ghèneru[6] | roughly like pay | | ɛ | xena, lèghere, isdentadu | bed | | i | filu, síncheru, paxi,ixemplu | see | | o | ogru, còtzula, abbaosu[6] | law (British English) | | ɔ | connòschere,ogros, cando | off | | u | domu,úrtima | tool | | | | Semivowels |
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| j | eja, (Logudorese) gioja,[7] calzulaieddu,[8] (Campidanese) Sardinnia[9] | you | | w | (Campidanese) àcua, língua[10] | way | | | | Suprasegmentals |
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| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
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| ˈ | cantat[ˈkantaða] | primary stress | | ˌ | propiamente[ˌpɾopi.aˈmɛntɛ] | secondary stress | | . | via[ˈvi.a] | syllable break | | ː | fillu[ˈfilːu] | geminated consonant[2] |
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