Consonants
| IPA
|
Example
|
English approximation
|
| Kana
|
Romanization
|
| b
|
すば, びぎ |
suba, bigi |
about
|
| ç
|
あひる, ひっちー |
ahiru, hitchī |
hue
|
| ɕ
|
あし, ふぃしゃ |
ashi, fisha |
sheep
|
| d
|
でーじな |
dējina |
today
|
| dʑ
|
じょーい, じまま |
jōi, jimama |
jeep
|
| ɸ
|
ふぃしゃ, ふす |
fisha, fusu |
phew!
|
| ɡ
|
がま, まっすぐ |
gama, massugu |
again
|
| ɡʷ
|
かってんぐゎ |
kattengwa |
sanguine
|
| h
|
ほーか, はしる |
hōka, hashiru |
hat
|
| j
|
うや, ゆか |
uya, yuka |
yard
|
| k
|
かかん, くー |
kakan, kū |
spike
|
| kʲ
|
せんきょ |
senkyo |
skew
|
| kʷ
|
くゎ, くゎん |
kwa, kwan |
acquire
|
| m
|
むち, じまま |
muchi, jimama |
mild
|
| mʲ
|
みゃー, みょーじ |
myā, myōji |
mute
|
| n
|
かんだ, あぬ |
kanda, anu |
night
|
| ɲ
|
さにゃ, にゃーや |
sanya, nyāya |
canyon
|
| ŋ
|
びんがた |
bingata |
swimming
|
| p
|
かっぱ, ぴとぅ |
kappa, pitu |
speed
|
| ɾ
|
うら, ろーほー |
ura, rōhō |
American atom
|
| ɾʲ
|
ちりゅー, ちばりょー! |
chiryū, chibaryō! |
American party
|
| s
|
すみ, さば |
sumi, saba |
soup
|
| t
|
たい, あとぅ |
tai, atu |
stand
|
| tɕ
|
ちゃー, うちなー |
chā, Uchinā |
scratch
|
| w
|
わしき, めーゐなぐ |
washiki, mēwinagu |
wine
|
| ʔ
|
っんなじ, うちなー |
Qnnaji, Uchinā[1] |
uh-oh
|
|
Vowels
| IPA
|
Example
|
English approximation
|
| Kana
|
Romanization
|
| a
|
かんだ, あぬ |
kanda, anu |
father
|
| aː
|
うちなー |
Uchinā |
father (long)
|
| e
|
せんきょ, めんそーれ |
senkyo, mensōre |
bed
|
| eː
|
でーじな |
dējina |
bed (long)
|
| i
|
あひる, じまま |
ahiru, jimama |
meet
|
| iː
|
ひっちー |
hitchī |
meet (long)
|
| o
|
せんきょ, めんそーれ |
senkyo |
story
|
| oː
|
めんそーれ |
mensōre |
story (long)
|
| u
|
むち, うら |
muchi, ura |
pool
|
| uː
|
どぅー |
dū |
pool (long)
|
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