The chart below shows the ways in which IPA represents Quechua pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-qu}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
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| IPA |
Quechua alphabet
|
English approximation
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| Consonants
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| h
|
h
|
house
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| j
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y
|
yes
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| k
|
k
|
scat
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| kʰ
|
kh
|
cat
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| kʼ
|
k'
|
like scat but with a restriction of air
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| l
|
l
|
lamp
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| ʎ
|
ll
|
similar to yes
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| m
|
m
|
map
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| n
|
n
|
none
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| ɲ
|
ñ
|
similar to canyon
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| p
|
p
|
spat
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| pʰ
|
ph
|
pan
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| pʼ
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p'
|
like spat but with a restriction of air
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| q
|
q
|
similar to scat but deeper in the throat
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| qʰ
|
qh
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similar to cat but deeper in the throat
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| qʼ
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q'
|
similar to the /q/ sound but with a restriction of air
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| ɾ
|
r
|
better in American English
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| s
|
s
|
son
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| ʃ
|
sh
|
shave
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| t
|
t
|
stunt
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| tʰ
|
th
|
top
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| tʼ
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t'
|
like top but with a restriction of air
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| tʃ
|
ch
|
church
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| tʃʰ
|
chh
|
church
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| tʃʼ
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ch'
|
like church but with a restriction of air
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| w
|
w
|
water
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| IPA
|
Quechua alphabet
|
English approximation
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| Vowels
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| a
|
a
|
father
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| ɪ
|
i
|
lip
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| ʊ
|
u
|
hook
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