Help:IPA/Maldivian

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

See Maldivian phonology for a more throrough look of the sounds of Maldivian.

Consonants IPA Thaana Malé Latin English approximation b ބ b bed ᵐb ނބ mb zombie d̪ ދ dh do ⁿd̪ ނދ​ ndh handy ɖ ޑ d American guard ᶯɖ ނޑ nd American barndoor dʒ ޖ j jump j ޔ​ y yes f ފ​ f fast ɡ ގ g go ᵑɡ ނގ ng angle h ހ h head k ކ k scan l ލ l leaf ɭ ޅ lh Southern American parlor m މ m much n ނ n not ɲ ޏ ny canyon ŋ ން n sing ɳ ޱ nh Southern American internet p ޕ p span ɾ ރ r North American atom ɽ ށ rh North American larder s̺ ސ s see ʂ ށ sh General American worship t̪ ތ th stop ʈ ޓ t General American art tʃ ޗ ch exchange ʋ ވ v between vase and wine z̺ ޒ z zebra ʔ އް h uh-oh Marginal consonants dˤ ޟ d do (pharyngealised) ʕ ޢ No English equivalent; Danish ravn ɣ ޣ gh Scouse grass ħ ޙ h Received Pronunciation horrible x ޚ kh Scottish loch q ޤ q Multicultural London scuttle sˤ ޞ s see (pharyngealised) ʃ ޝ sh she θ ޘ s thin tˤ ޠ t stop (pharyngealised) w ޥ w win ð ޛ z the ðˤ ޡ z the (pharyngealised) ʒ ޜ zh pleasure

Vowels IPA Thaana Malé Latin English approximation a އަ a Canadian hat aː އާ aa Inland Northern American bra ɪ އި i tick iː އީ ee feet ʊ އު u put uː އޫ oo choose e އެ e bed eː އޭ ey Indian day o އޮ o story oː އޯ oa Indian goat Diphthongs aɪ އައި ai die aʊ އައު au house oɪ އޮއި oi boy