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Anonymous
September 26, 2013

Pronunciation in IPA

What are the pronunciation of the vowel signs and diagraphs in IPA? The consonants seem rather straitforward, but the vowels are only approximated to english, which is not my native language (That would be Swedish. Consonants are mostly the same, though the dental fricatives and the labiovelar approximant do not exist in native vocabulary.)

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paarthurnax
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September 26, 2013

Here's a short list:

  • A - (æ) Alduin, alok.  Sometimes (ɑː), depends on the speaker.
  • AA - (ɒ) aan, sivaas.
  • AH - (ɑː) dovah, ahst.
  • E - (e) het, drem.
  • EI - (aɪ) morokei, feim.  Same pronunciation as English "hi".
  • EY - (eɪ) meyz, key.  Same pronunciation as English "hey" or "okay".
  • I - (iː) fin, zindro.  Sometimes also short (ɨ) depending on the speaker.
  • II (iː) dovahkiin, friin.
  • IR (ɪər) nir, evgir. Same pronunciation as English "here" or "fear".
  • O (oʊ) gol, mindok.
  • OO (uː) loost, enook.
  • U (uː) dun, hahkun.  Sometimes but rarely (ʌ).
  • UU (uː) gravuun.
  • UR (ʊər) thur, vur.

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