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 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Yoruba on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Yoruba in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Yoruba language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. This reflects Standard Yoruba, and dialects may have more or fewer phonemes. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-yo}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
| Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| b | bàtá [bàtá] 'shoes' | bit |
| d | dà [dà] 'pour' | din |
| d͡ʒ | jà [d͡ʒà] 'fight' | gin |
| f | fèrèsé [fèrèsé] 'window' | fat |
| g | gà [gà] 'spread' | gut |
| g͡b | gbà [g͡bà] 'take' | No English equivalent |
| h | ha [hā] 'scratch' | ham |
| j | ya [jā] 'draw' | yes |
| k | kí [kí] 'what' | cut |
| k͡p | pò [k͡pò] 'be many' | No English equivalent |
| l | lá [lá] 'leak' | left |
| m | màmá [màmá] 'mother' | map |
| n | nà [nà] 'beat' | nose |
| r | rà [rà] 'buy' | Spanish perro |
| s | sìsí [sìsí] 'young lady' | sit |
| ʃ | ṣọ̀kọ̀tọ̀ [ʃɔ̀kɔ̀tɔ̀] 'trouser' | ship |
| t | tà [tà] 'sell' | tip |
| w | wá [wá] 'search' | we |
| Oral Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| ä | àgè [àgè] 'kettle' | bra |
| e | ewé [ēwé] 'leaf' | bay |
| ɛ | ẹ̀pa [ɛ̀pà] 'groundnut' | bet |
| i | ìyá [ìjá] 'mother' | meat |
| o | okó [ōkó] 'hoe' | Indian English go |
| ɔ | ọ̀be [ɔ̀bē] 'knife' | RP law |
| u | kúrò [kúrò] 'leave' | fool |
| Nasal Vowels | ||
| ã | ìtàn [ìtã̀] 'kettle' | bran |
| ɛ̃ | hẹ́n [hɛ̃́] 'yes' | hen |
| ĩ | rìn [rĩ̀] 'to walk' | mean |
| ɔ̃ | ìbọn [ìbɔ̃̄] 'gun' | pond |
| ũ | ràkúnmi [ràkṹmī] 'camel' | soon |
| Tone | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
| ◌́ | kó [kó] 'build' | High tone |
| ◌̄ | ko [kō] 'sing' | Mid tone |
| ◌̀ | kò [kò] 'reject' | Low tone |
Bibliography[edit]
- Eme, Cecilia Amaoge; Uba, Ebele Deborah (2016). "A Contrastive Study of the Phonology of Igbo and Yoruba". UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities. 17 (1): 65–84. doi:10.4314/ujah.v17i1.4. Retrieved 2021-12-13.