| Phoneme (IPA)
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Main allophones
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Graphemes
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Example
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| /b/ |
[b], [β̞] |
b, v |
bebo [ˈbeβ̞ʊ] '(I) drink', alba [ˈalβ̞ɐ] 'sunrise', vaca [ˈbakɐ] 'cow', cova [ˈkɔβ̞ɐ] 'cave'
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| /θ/ |
[θ] (dialectal [s]) |
z, c |
macio [ˈmaθjʊ] 'soft', cruz [ˈkɾuθ] 'cross'
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| /tʃ/ |
[tʃ] |
ch |
chamar [tʃaˈmaɾ] 'to call', achar [aˈtʃaɾ] 'to find'
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| /d/ |
[d], [ð̞] |
d |
vida [ˈbið̞ɐ] 'life', cadro [ˈkað̞ɾʊ] 'frame'
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| /f/ |
[f] |
f |
feltro [ˈfɛltɾʊ] 'filter', freixo [ˈfɾejʃʊ] 'ash-tree'
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| /ɡ/ |
[ɡ], [ɣ] (dialectal [ħ]) |
g, gu |
fungo [ˈfuŋɡʊ] 'fungus', guerra [ˈɡɛrɐ] 'war', o gato [ʊ ˈɣatʊ] 'the cat'
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| /k/ |
[k] |
c, qu |
casa [ˈkasɐ] 'house', querer [keˈɾeɾ] 'to want'
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| /l/ |
[l] |
l |
lua [ˈluɐ] 'moon', algo [ˈalɣʊ] 'something', mel [ˈmɛl] 'honey'
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| /ʎ/ |
[ʎ] (or [ʝ]) |
ll |
mollado [moˈʎað̞ʊ] 'wet'
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| /m/ |
[m], [ŋ][1] |
m |
memoria [meˈmɔɾjɐ] 'memory', campo [ˈkampʊ] 'field', álbum [ˈalβuŋ]
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| /n/ |
[n], [m], [ŋ][1] |
n |
niño [ˈniɲʊ] 'nest', onte [ˈɔntɪ] 'yesterday', conversar [kombeɾˈsaɾ] 'to talk', irmán [iɾˈmaŋ] 'brother'
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| /ɲ/ |
[ɲ][1] |
ñ |
mañá [maˈɲa] 'morning'
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| /ŋ/ |
[ŋ][1] |
nh |
algunha [alˈɣuŋɐ] 'some'
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| /p/ |
[p] |
p |
carpa [ˈkaɾpɐ] 'carp'
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| /ɾ/ |
[ɾ] |
r |
hora [ˈɔɾɐ] 'hour', coller [koˈʎeɾ] 'to grab'
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| /r/ |
[r] |
r, rr |
rato [ˈratʊ] 'mouse', carro [ˈkarʊ] 'cart'
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| /s/ |
[s̺] (dialectal [s̻]), [z̺] |
s |
selo [ˈs̺elʊ] 'seal, stamp', cousa [ˈkows̺ɐ] 'thing', mesmo [ˈmɛz̺mʊ] 'same'
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| /t/ |
[t] |
t |
trato [ˈtɾatʊ] 'deal'
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| /ʃ/ |
[ʃ] |
x[2] |
xente [ˈʃentɪ] 'people', muxica [muˈʃikɐ] 'ash-fly'
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