| Marshallese consonants
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| IPA
|
Examples
|
English approximations
|
Notes
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| bʲ
|
Epjā
|
beach
|
between vowels
|
| bˠ
|
|
subway
|
between vowels
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| dˠ
|
otem
|
dust
|
between vowels
|
| ɡ
|
Pikinni
|
again
|
between vowels
|
| ɡʷ
|
O̧kwōj
|
guano
|
between vowels
|
| k
|
|
stuck
|
|
| kʷ
|
Kuwajleen, Kwaron̄
|
equal
|
|
| lʲ
|
Kōle
|
leave (RP)
|
|
| ɫ
|
M̧aļoeļap
|
bill
|
|
| ɫʷ
|
Jabtoļon̄e, Lo̧ļwe
|
Galway, well wisher
|
|
| mʲ
|
Mile
|
meat
|
|
| mˠ
|
M̧ajeļ, M̧weeņļap
|
gym wear
|
|
| nʲ
|
Epoon
|
near
|
|
| ɳˠ
|
Arņo
|
barn (rhotic accents)
|
retroflex
|
| ɳʷ
|
|
earn wealth (rhotic accents)
|
retroflex
|
| ŋ
|
aelōn̄
|
sung
|
|
| ŋʷ
|
Ron̄ļap
|
wrong way
|
|
| pʲ
|
Pikinni
|
peace
|
|
| pˠ
|
Bokaak, bwil
|
sleepwear
|
|
| r̪ʲ
|
Amedka
|
N\A
|
similar to Hungarian r
|
| rˠ
|
Pikaar
|
rat (trilled)
|
|
| rʷ
|
Jo̧rwe, Nim̧ur
|
roof (trilled)
|
|
| tˠ
|
Ruot
|
tough
|
|
| tʲ
|
jouj
|
meet you, bless you
|
|
| zʲ
|
|
his yarn
|
between vowels
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA
|
Allophones
|
Example
|
English approximations
|
| a
|
æ, æ͡ɑ, æ͡ɒ, ɑ͡æ, ɑ, ɑ͡ɒ, ɒ͡æ, ɒ͡ɑ, ɒ
|
Ānewetak, io̧kwe
|
bat, father, rock
|
| ɜ
|
ɛ, ɛ͡ʌ, ɛ͡ɔ, ʌ͡ɛ, ʌ, ʌ͡ɔ, ɔ͡ɛ, ɔ͡ʌ, ɔ
|
Lae, Wōtto
|
get, saw, stub
|
| ɘ
|
e, e͡ɤ, e͡o, ɤ͡e, ɤ, ɤ͡o, o͡e, o͡ɤ, o
|
Aelok, Jālwōj
|
boat, great
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| ɨ
|
i, i͡ɯ, i͡u, ɯ͡i, ɯ, ɯ͡u, u͡i, u͡ɯ, u
|
Aur, Likiep, Wūjae
|
goose, green
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