New Zealand English phonology

This article covers the phonological system of New Zealand English. While New Zealanders speak differently depending on their level of cultivation (i.e. the closeness to Received Pronunciation), unless otherwise noted, this article covers the accent as it is spoken by educated speakers. The IPA transcription is one designed by Bauer et al. (2007) specifically to faithfully represent a New Zealand accent, which this article follows in most aspects (see the transcription systems table below).

Vowels

Monophthongs

	Front		Central		Back
	short	long	short	long	short	long
Close	e	iː		ʉː	ʊ	oː
Mid	ɛ		ə	ɵː	ɒ
Open			ɐ	ɐː

External links

• New Zealand English phonology