Appendix:Masurian pronunciation

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Masurian pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.

Consonants
IPA Masurian Example English approximation
b b bór bike
ɕ ś, s(i) psiwo she
d d dóra door
d͡z dz nieszióndz beds
d͡ʒ bénie jug
f f faber fejfka
ɡ g gracz girl
j j, i jek yes
k k klémpa scam
l l listkárż lilt
m m moznoszcz mile
n n nad Nile
ɲ ń, n(i) nie canyon
p p prask spike
r r rek (General American), with flapping: atom
r wéngo -
s s saniec sign
ʂ sz szyb shore
t t tak stow
t͡ʃ ć, ci spacz cheer
t͡s c cółno cats
v w wáju vile
w ł głupsi way
x ch, h chléb hello
z z zégáwkä zebra
ʑ ź, z(i) gołómbź vision
ʒ ż, rz kiżlák azure
Vowels
IPA Masurian Example English approximation
a a paask stand
ɒ á wáju father
ɛ e psies bet
e é chléb bait
i i psiwo eat
ɪ y sÿpsie mill
ɔ o rok off
o ó dómb so
u u suć boot
Other symbols used for Masurian
IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), usually the penultimate syllable of a word.
ˌ Secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable).
. Syllable break.

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