Syllables and stress
Name |
Symbol |
Code |
Syllable break |
. |
. |
Syllabic |
◌̩ |
◌̍ |
'_ |
'^ |
Non-syllabic |
◌̯ |
◌̑ |
(/_ |
(/^ |
Primary stress |
ˈ |
' |
Secondary stress |
ˌ |
'' |
Linking |
‿ |
)) |
Vowels
Articulation point |
Front |
Near front |
Central |
Near back |
Back |
Aperture |
unrounded |
rounded |
unrounded |
rounded |
unrounded |
— |
rounded |
unrounded |
rounded |
unrounded |
rounded |
Close |
i
|
i |
y
|
y |
|
|
ɨ
|
i- |
|
ʉ
|
u- |
|
|
ɯ
|
m/ |
u
|
u |
Near close |
|
|
ɪ
|
I |
ʏ
|
Y |
ɪ̈
|
I.^ |
|
ʊ̈
|
U.^ |
|
ʊ
|
U |
|
|
Close mid |
e
|
e |
ø
|
o/ |
|
|
ɘ
|
e\ |
|
ɵ
|
o- |
|
|
ɤ
|
y, |
o
|
o |
Mid |
|
|
|
|
|
ə
|
e/ |
|
|
|
|
|
Open mid |
ɛ
|
E |
œ
|
o_e |
|
|
ɜ
|
E/ |
|
ɞ
|
(E/ |
|
|
ʌ
|
v/ |
ɔ
|
O |
Near open |
æ
|
a_e |
|
|
|
|
ɐ
|
a/ |
|
|
|
|
|
Open |
a
|
a |
ɶ
|
O_E |
|
|
|
ä
|
a.^ |
|
|
|
ɑ
|
A |
ɒ
|
A/ |
Diacritics
Modification |
Diacritic |
Code |
More rounded |
◌̹ |
◌͗ |
)_ |
)_^ |
Less rounded |
◌̜ |
◌͑ |
(_ |
(_^ |
Advanced |
◌̟ |
+ |
Retracted |
◌̠ |
◌̄ |
-_ |
-^ |
Raised |
◌̝ |
◌˔ |
{/ |
{/> |
Lowered |
◌̞ |
◌˕ |
}/ |
}/> |
Breathy voice |
◌̤ |
._ |
Advanced tongue root |
◌̘ |
◌꭪ |
{ |
{> |
Retracted tongue root |
◌̙ |
◌꭫ |
} |
}> |
Centralized |
◌̈ |
.^ |
Mid-centralized |
◌̽ |
x^ |
Creaky voice |
◌̰ |
~_ |
Nasalized |
◌̃ |
~ |
Length
Modification |
Symbol |
Code |
Long |
ː |
: |
Half-long |
ˑ |
.: |
Extra-short |
◌̆ |
)^ |
Consonants
Place → Manner ↓ |
Labial |
Coronal |
Dorsal |
Radical |
Laryngeal |
Bilabial |
Labio-dental |
Labio-palatal |
Dental |
Alveolar |
Palato-alveolar |
Retroflex |
Alveolo-palatal |
Alveolo-velar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Labio-velar |
Uvular |
Pharygeal |
Epiglottal |
Glottal |
Nasals |
|
m
|
m |
|
ɱ
|
m; |
|
|
|
n̪
|
n[ |
|
n
|
n |
|
|
|
ɳ
|
n, |
|
|
|
|
|
ɲ
|
n,/ |
|
ŋ
|
n; |
|
ŋʷ |
n;w* |
|
ɴ
|
N |
|
Plosives |
p
|
p |
b
|
b |
p̪
|
p[ |
b̪
|
b[ |
|
|
t̪
|
t[ |
d̪
|
d[ |
t
|
t |
d |
d |
|
|
ʈ
|
t, |
ɖ
|
d, |
|
|
|
|
c
|
c |
ɟ
|
f/ |
k
|
k |
ɡ
|
g |
kʷ |
kw* |
gʷ |
gw* |
q
|
q |
ɢ
|
G |
|
ʡ
|
?- |
|
ʔ
|
? |
|
Fricatives |
ɸ
|
F |
β
|
8 |
f |
f |
v |
v |
|
|
θ
|
T |
ð
|
D |
s |
s |
z |
z |
ʃ |
S |
ʒ |
Z |
ʂ |
s, |
ʐ |
z, |
ɕ |
c; |
ʑ |
z; |
ɧ
|
h`, |
|
ç
|
ç |
ʝ
|
j; |
x
|
x |
ɣ
|
Q |
xʷ |
xw* |
ɣʷ |
Qw* |
χ
|
X |
ʁ
|
R/ |
ħ
|
h- |
ʕ
|
?/ |
ʜ
|
H |
ʢ
|
?-/ |
h
|
h |
ɦ
|
h` |
Approximants |
|
β̞
|
8}/ |
ʋ̥ |
v;°_ |
ʋ |
v; |
ɥ̊ |
h/° |
ɥ |
h/ |
|
|
|
ɹ
|
r/ |
|
|
ɻ̊
|
r/,° |
ɻ
|
r/, |
|
|
|
|
j̊
|
j° |
j
|
j |
ɰ̊
|
M/° |
ɰ
|
M/ |
ʍ
|
w/ |
w
|
w |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trills |
ʙ̥
|
B°_ |
ʙ
|
B |
|
|
|
|
|
r̪
|
r[ |
r̥
|
r°_ |
r
|
r |
|
|
ɽ̊r̥
|
r,°r°_ |
ɽr
|
r,r |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ʀ̥
|
R°_ |
ʀ
|
R |
|
|
ᴙ *
|
R\ |
|
Taps/flaps |
|
|
|
ⱱ
|
v, |
|
|
|
ɾ̪
|
r_[ |
ɾ̥
|
r_°_ |
ɾ
|
r_ |
|
|
ɽ̊
|
r,° |
ɽ
|
r, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ʢ̆ *
|
?-/)^ |
|
Lateral fricatives |
|
|
|
ɬ
|
l; |
ɮ
|
l# |
|
|
ꞎ
|
l;, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lateral approximants |
|
|
l̪
|
l[ |
l̥
|
l°_ |
l
|
l |
|
|
ɭ̊
|
l,° |
ɭ
|
l, |
|
|
|
ɫ
|
l~* |
ʎ̥
|
y/°_ |
ʎ
|
y/ |
ʟ̥
|
L°_ |
ʟ
|
L |
|
|
|
|
|
Lateral taps/flaps |
|
|
|
ɺ̥
|
r`°_ |
ɺ
|
r` |
|
|
|
ɺ̢ *
|
r`, |
|
|
|
|
|
ʎ̆ *
|
y/)^ |
|
ʟ̆ *
|
L)^ |
|
|
|
|
|
Implosives |
ɓ̥
|
b`°_ |
ɓ
|
b` |
|
|
|
|
|
ɗ̪
|
d`[ |
ɗ̥ |
d`°_ |
ɗ |
d` |
|
|
|
ᶑ *
|
d`, |
|
|
|
|
ʄ̊ |
S-° |
ʄ
|
S- |
ɠ̊ |
g`° |
ɠ
|
g` |
|
|
ʛ̥ |
G`°_ |
ʛ
|
G` |
|
Ejective stops |
pʼ
|
p" |
|
|
|
|
|
t̪ʼ
|
t[" |
|
tʼ
|
t" |
|
|
|
ʈʼ
|
t," |
|
|
|
|
|
cʼ
|
c" |
|
kʼ
|
k" |
|
|
|
qʼ
|
q" |
|
Ejective fricatives |
ɸʼ
|
F" |
|
fʼ
|
f" |
|
|
|
θʼ
|
T" |
|
sʼ
|
s" |
|
ʃʼ
|
S" |
|
ʂʼ
|
s," |
|
ɕʼ
|
c;" |
|
|
|
çʼ
|
ç" |
|
xʼ
|
x" |
|
|
|
χʼ
|
X" |
|
|
ʡʼ
|
?-" |
|
Clicks |
ʘ
|
@ |
|
|
|
|
|
ǀ
|
| |
|
ǁ
|
|/ |
|
ǃ
|
! |
|
|
|
|
ǂ
|
|= |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Unoffical symbol but still valid.
Grey cells correspond to sounds considered impossible to
realize.
Diacritics
Modification |
Symbol |
Code |
Voiceless or Slack voice |
◌̥ |
◌̊ |
°_ |
° |
Modal voice or Stiff voice |
◌̬ |
^/_ |
Dental |
◌̪ |
◌͆ |
[ |
[^ |
Apical |
◌̺ |
] |
Laminal |
◌̻ |
[] |
Linguolabial |
◌̼ |
$ |
Lateral release |
◌ˡ |
l* |
Nasal release |
◌ⁿ |
n* |
Voiceless dental fricative release |
◌ᶿ |
T* |
Voiceless velar fricative release |
◌ˣ |
x* |
Mid central vowel release |
◌ᵊ |
e/* |
No audible release |
◌̚ |
]* |
Pre-nasalized |
ᵐ◌ |
m* |
ⁿ◌ |
n* |
ᶮ◌ |
n,/* |
ᵑ◌ |
n;* |
Rhoticity |
◌˞ |
r* |
Labialized |
◌ʷ |
w* |
Palatalized |
◌ʲ |
j* |
Velarized |
◌ˠ |
y* |
Glottalized |
◌ˀ |
?* |
Pharyngealized |
◌ˁ |
?/* |
Velarized or pharyngealized |
◌̴ |
~* |
Aspirated |
◌ʰ |
h* |
Affricate or double articulation |
◌͡◌ |
◌͜◌ |
^ |
^_ |
Tones
Diacritics
Tone |
Diacritic |
Top |
◌̋ |
|5` |
High |
◌́ |
|4` |
Mid |
◌̄ |
|3` |
Low |
◌̀ |
|2` |
Bottom |
◌̏ |
|1` |
Rising |
◌̌ |
|lh` |
Falling |
◌̂ |
|hl` |
Mid-rising |
◌᷄ |
|mh` |
Low-rising |
◌᷅ |
|lm` |
High-falling |
◌᷇ |
|hm` |
Mid-falling |
◌᷆ |
|ml` |
Peaking |
◌᷈ |
|mhm` |
Dipping |
◌᷉ |
|hmh` |
Chao letters
Tone |
Chao letter |
Top |
◌˥ |
|5* |
High |
◌˦ |
|4* |
Mid |
◌˧ |
|3* |
Low |
◌˨ |
|2* |
Bottom |
◌˩ |
|1* |
Rising |
◌˩˥ |
|1*|5* |
etc. |
Symbols can be combined at will: e.g., |3*|2*|5*
will give ˧˨˥
Exponents
Symbol |
Code |
¹ |
1* |
² |
2* |
³ |
3* |
⁴ |
4* |
⁵ |
5* |