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IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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b | buna,bler | bike | d | dent,dubel | done | dʑ[1] | agid,jet | dew (British English) | f | fitg,flad, clav | fast | ɡ | gat,galant | gas | k | carr, architect, aug,kiosc,quai | scar | l | lavar, milli, val | lip | ʎ | egl, glieud, bigliet | roughly like million | m | milli, um | mother | n | nanin, onns | nest | ŋ | saung, lungatg | sing | ɲ | bogn, gnierv | roughly like canyon | p | papetaria, appartament, verb | spin | r | ʁ[2] | roda, carr, meglra | water (American English)or Frenchrose | s | vossa, nus | sorry | ʃ | schanza, glisch, puspei,scopo | ship | t | teater,ti, agid | star | ts | cefra, bellezza,zunt | cats | tɕ[1] | chasa, tgamin | stew (British English) | tʃ | rumantsch, tschetschapuorla | chew | v | grava,watt | vent | z | casa, rosa | zipper | ʒ | sbagl,Svizra, branscha, Grischun | measure | Marginal consonants |
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h[3] | haluncs,hobi | hat | Dialectal consonants |
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ç | amih | hue | Semivowels |
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j | jeu, Italia,yak | you | w | quel,ual,walkman | wine |
| Vowels |
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IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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a | banc, clav | roughly like father | ə ~ ɐ[4] | casa, mellen | commaor gut | e | bler, pér | roughly like pay | ɛ | è, pèr | bed | i | ti, historic | see | ɔ | pom, toc | off | o | biro,ovra | law (British English) | u | o ~ ʊ[2] | bun, udir | toolor pull | Dialectal vowels[5] |
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ø | chaschöl, ögl | roughly like hurt | y | mür, bügl | roughly like cute | | Suprasegmentals |
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IPA | Examples | English example |
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ˈ | comba[ˈkɔmbɐ] | bottle | ˌ | libramain[ˌlibrəˈmaːin] | intonation | . | gïunist[dʑi.uˈniʃt] | moai | ː | dar[daːr] | long vowel | ◌̯[6] | cuort[kuɔ̯rt] | now |
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