Help:IPA for Walloon

The chart below shows how the International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA) represents Walloon pronunciation in Wikipedia articles.

English approximations are in some cases very rough, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.

Consonants   IPA   Examples English approximation b bén beau ç hue d deût do d͡ʒ moes d' djanvî jeep f foû festival ɡ gueuye gain k stoumak, cwand sky l lére loo m monde moo n nawe no ɲ dignité roughly like canyon p aprinde spy ʀ arester No English equivalent s sûner, cénk, çoula, dissu sing ʃ chal, schåvler shelf t tins stop t͡ʃ tchestea chip v vint love χ no English equivalent; similar to Scottish loch or German Bach but further back z zûner zoo Semivowels j yebe yes w walon wind

Vowels   IPA   Examples English approximation a gade between pat and bra a: diâle between pat and bra ɑ: djåzer spa ɑ̃ blanc roughly like on (American English) e bén like hey without the glide ɛ efant bet ɛ̃ tchén, rinde roughly like man (RP) i pitit kit i: pî see o: rôze open ɔ soris law ɔ̃ djondou roughly like bone (American English) ø djeu roughly like bird œ̃ djun roughly like bun u: noû coot ʊ atouwer book y pus no English equivalent; French rue; rounded see y: ût as above, but longer

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