Zelda Wiki:Pronunciation Guide

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IPA Respelling symbol(s) Examples Consonants //b// b but, web //d// d do, odd //ð// dh this, breathe, father //dʒ// j gin, joy, edge //f// f fool, enough, leaf //ɡ// g go, get, beg //h// h ham, ahead //j// y yes //k// k cat, kill, skin, queen, thick //l// l left, bell //m// m man, ham //n// n no, tin //ŋ// ng ringer, sing, sink //ŋɡ// ng-g finger //p// p pen, spin, tip //r// r run, very //s// s or ss see, city, pass //ʃ// sh she, sure, emotion, leash //t// t two, sting, bet //tʃ// ch chair, nature, teach //v// v voice, have //w// w we //ʍ// wh wh //z// z zoo, rose //ʒ// zh pleasure, vision, beige //θ// th thing, teeth Stress //ˈ// Represented by capitalizing the syllable. intonation (/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/)

IPA Respelling symbol(s) Examples Vowels //ɪ// i or ih bid, pit //iː// ee bead, peat //i// ee happy, city //ɛ// e bed, pet //æ// a bad, pat //ɑː// ah or aa balm, father, pa //ɒ// o bod, pot, cot //ɔː// aw bawd, paw, caught //ʊ// oo good, foot, put //uː// oo booed, food //ʌ// u bud, butt Diphthongs //eɪ// ay bay, hey, fate //аɪ// eye buy, high, ride, write //aʊ// ow bough, how, pout //ɔɪ// oy boy, hoy //oʊ// oh or oe beau, hoe, poke //juː// ew beauty, hue, pew, dew R-colored vowels //ɪr// irr mirror //ɪər// eer beer, mere //ɛr// err berry, merry //ɛər// air bear, mare, Mary //ær// arr barrow, marry //ɑr// ar bar, mar //ɒr// orr moral, forage //ɔr// or or awr born, for //ɔər// ohr boar, four, more //ʌr// urr hurry, Murray //ʊər// oor boor, moor //ɜr// ur or ər at the end of words bird, myrrh, furry (alternatively //ɝː//) Reduced vowels //ɨ// ə roses, business //ə// ə Rosa’s, above //ər// ər runner, mercer (alternatively //ɚ//)