This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Abkhaz on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Abkhaz 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
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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Abkhaz
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Abkhaz 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 .
See Abkhaz phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Abkhaz, as well as dialectal variations that are not represented here.
Consonants
IPA
Examples
English approximation
b аб а b at
v ав аныза v an
g аг а g o
gj агь аҭа arg ue
ɡw агә ы Gw en
ʁ аӷ у French r ouge
ʁj аӷь аӡ French r ien
ʁw аӷә аӷә French r oi
d ад унеи d one
dw дә Dw ayne
ʐ аж ыга Russian ж ена/ž ena
ʒ ажь а pleas ure
ʒw жә абаFrench j ouer
z аз ар z oo
dz аӡ ы goods
dʑw аӡә ыцәи j ewel
kʼ ак ы like sc an but ejective[ 1]
kj’ Кь аӷәсаlike sk ew but ejective[ 1]
kw’ акә уа like squ int but ejective[ 1]
kh ақ ыҭа c at
kjh ақь абз c ute
kwh ақә ыџьма qu ick
q’ аҟ анҷ like MLE sc ar but ejective[ 1]
qj’ аҟь аԥҟь аԥ like sk ew but ejective[ 1]
qw’ Аҟә лангьери like MLE squ ander but ejective[ 1]
l ал аша l uck
m ам аӡа m an
n ан апы n o
p’ анап ы like sp ot but ejective[ 1]
ph аԥ ача pan
r ар аса AmE at om
s ас ы s now
t’ ат ама like st op but ejective[ 1]
twʼ атә ыҩа like eastw ard but ejective[ 1]
th аҭ еҭ лашә t ower
twh аҭә амба tw ig
f ф баf ar
χ ах а French pr oche
χj ахь ымӡӷ Welsh chi o
χw хә баFrench tr ois
ħ аҳ а RP h orror
ħw аҳә а wh at
ts манц ыз hats
tɕw аенцә ыш ch ew
tsʼ аанҵ асра like hats but ejective[ 1]
tɕwʼ аеҵә а like ch ew but ejective[ 1]
tʃ ақач ала ch ip
tʃʼ ҷ ыгәӡаlike ch ip but ejective[ 1]
tʂ аҽ ага tr ust
tʂʼ аҿ а like tr ust but ejective[ 1]
ʂ ахәаш а sh rew
ʃ ачаԥшь sh ip
ʃw ашә шь ashw ood
d͡ʐ аџ арџ арра gorg e
d͡ʒ аџь ана j am
Semivowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
w ау ар w et
j адунеи y et
ɥʕ аҩ ҿы between w et and y et
Vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
ɑ а ԥсуа fa ther
ə ақды rose s
Marginal vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
e авиде о pe n
o Арсо у go
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