Appendix:Limburgish pronunciation

See Limburgish phonology at Wikipedia for a thorough look at the sounds of Limburgish.

Consonants IPA Examples English approximation Notes b bal ball d daag day d͡ʒ pieëdzje peaches; but voiced ɟ gelieërdje - contrasts with /d͡ʒ/ in certain dialects f fien fine ɣ good loch (Scottish); but voiced /ʝ/ is an allophone in a front-vowel environment ɡ lègke goal h heim home /ɦ/ is an allophone and in some dialects the standard realization j jaor year k kalle call l laache laugh /ɫ/ is an allophone, especially in coda position m maake make n neet not ɲ lènj poignant ŋ Tong tongue p pläkke plaque ʁ rijje ride allophones include /ʀ/, /ʀ̥/ and /χ/ s alltiits school ʃ Schtat she t tiën ten t͡s kats cats t͡ʃ gruuetsj beach c kantj - contrasts with /t͡ʃ/ in certain dialects v Vadder valve ʋ water water /w/ and /ʍ/ are allophones x laache loch (Scottish) /ç/ is an allophone in a front-vowel environment; /χ/ is an allophone in a back-vowel environment in a few dialects z suupe hose ʒ zjus pleasure Marginal consonants pf Kopf cupful occurs only in German loanwords