Help:IPA/Bislama

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Bislama pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b bin been
d tedei today
jes just
f finis finish
ɡ go go
j yet yet
k buk book
l blong belong
m mas must
n no no
ŋ blong belong
p spot sport
r wora AmE water
s sapos suppose
t stap stop
jea chair
v Vanuatu Vanuatu
w wora water
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a blak black
e yelo yellow
i grin green
o orenj orange
u blu blue
Diphthongs
ai̯ ae eye
əu̯ rao RP row
CanE house

See also

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