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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Zhuang on Wikipedia.
It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Zhuang 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.
Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Zhuang

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Standard Zhuang 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 Standard Zhuang for a more thorough look at the sounds of Zhuang.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
ɓ lajmbwn Like bat said with a gulp. See implosive consonants.
ɕ caet Somewhat like British consume
ɗ ndaej Like debt said with a gulp.
f faencung fast
ɣ roek Spanish trigo
h haj hat
j ityiengh yes
k ga scan
kw gvaengz quality
kj gyaeuj queue
l lingz luck
m sam man
mj myaeg mute
n vunz no
ɲ nyaen canyon
ŋ ngeih sing, tank
ŋw ngvanh wrong way
p bet span
pj byaek pure
t da stop
θ sam thing
w va war, vote (In northern Zhuang dialects)
ʔ not written the catch in uh-oh
ˀj [example needed ] yes, but glottalised
ˀw [example needed ] war, but glottalised
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a ndaej cat
va bra
e genz mate (Scottish)
[example needed ] play (Scottish)
i cib happy
o gyoengq story (short)
gouj story (long)
u couh cool
ɯ wngdang Like cool, but with lips unrounded
Tones
IPA Description Examples
/ǎ/ /˨˦/ rising son
/a᷆/ /˧˩/ low falling mwngz
/a̋/ /˥/ high level hwnj
high checked bak (coda is p/t/k)
/â/ /˦˨/ falling max
/a᷄/ /˧˥/ high rising gvaq
/ā/ /˧/ mid level dah
mid checked bag (coda is b/d/g)

Notes

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See also

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Comparisons
Introductory guides

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