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The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsIgbo language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. This reflects Standard Igbo, and dialects may have more or fewer phonemes. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| b | báà[báà] 'enter' | bit |
| d | dèé[dèé] 'write' | din |
| d͡ʒ | jàá[d͡ʒàá] 'praise' | joy |
| f | fópù[fópù] 'uproot' | fat |
| ɡ | gàá[ɡàá] 'go' | gut |
| ɡ͡b | gbàá[ɡ͡bàá] 'kick' | simultaneousget andbet |
| ɡʷ | gwú[ɡʷú] 'dig' | Guam |
| ɣ | ghé[ɣé] 'fry' | Spanishfuego |
| h | há[há] 'they' | ham |
| j | yá[já] 'him/her/it' | yes |
| k | kámà[kámà] 'but' | cut |
| k͡p | kpọ́[k͡pɔ́] 'call' | simultaneouscan andpan |
| kʷ | kwé[kʷé] 'agree' | aquatic |
| l | lèé[lèé] 'agree' | left |
| m | àmà[àmà] 'witness' | map |
| m̩ | mbè[m̩bè] 'tortoise' | prism |
| n | nèé[nèé] 'see' | nose |
| n̩ | ńnà[ń̩nà] 'father' | button |
| ɲ | nyàá[ɲàá] 'drive' | canyon |
| ŋ | ṅụ́[ŋʊ́] 'father' | sing |
| ŋʷ | nwụ́[ŋʷʊ́] 'drink' | sing with |
| p | pá[pá] 'carry' | pit |
| r | rèé[rèé] 'sell' | Spanishperro |
| s | sèé[sèé] 'draw' | sit |
| ʃ | ị̀shá[ɪ̀ʃá] 'crayfish' | ship |
| t | tá[tá] 'chew' | tip |
| t͡ʃ | chèé[t͡ʃèé] 'think' | chip |
| v | Àví[àví] 'proper name' | vat |
| w | wèré[wèré] 'take' | we |
| z | zèé[zèé] 'dodge' | zoo |
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| a | áká[áká] 'hand' | bra |
| e | éké[ékè] 'python' | bay |
| i | ìse[ìsɛ́] 'pot' | meat |
| ɪ | ị́kpà[ɪ́k͡pà] 'to weave' | pit |
| o | ólú[ólú] 'neck' | story |
| ɔ | ọ́kụ́[ɔ́kʊ́] 'fire' | off |
| u | ùdó[ùdó] 'peace' | fool |
| ʊ | ụ́sụ́[ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat' | put |
| Tone | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
| ◌́ | ụ́sụ́[ʊ́sʊ́] 'bat' | High tone |
| ◌̀ | àmà[àmà] 'witness' | Low tone |
| ꜜ◌ | égō[1][éɡꜜo] 'money' | Downstep |