A a = a = hot /a ~ ä/
À à = à = lack /æ/ Á á = á = saw /ɔ/ Å å = how /aʊ̯/ C c = silent* D d = dog /d/ E e = air /e/ È è = bed /ɛ/ É é = day /eɪ/ F f = finish /ɸ/ G g = job /d͡ʒ/ H h = loch /χ/ huge /ç/ I i = see /i/ Ì ì = see /ɪ/ J j = beige /ʒ/ K k = kite /k/ L l = leaf /l/ Ł ł = leaf /l/ |
M m = man /m/
N n = nine /n/ O o = core /o/ Ò ò = comma /ə/ Ó ó = rose /oʊ/ P p = pen /p/ Q q = silent* R r = raus /ʀ/ far Ŕ ŕ = raus /ʀ/ S s = sing /s/ T t = cat /t/ U u = food /u/ Ù ù = look /ʊ/ V v = water /ʋ ~ w/ Y y = yes /j/ Z z = zoo /z/ Ð ð = vine /β/ Þ þ = finish /ɸ/ |
ai = sigh /aɪ/
ia = /ia/ ie = /ie/ iè = /iɛ/ iò = hear /iə/ iu = ew /ɪu/ oi = boy /ɔɪ/ |
hv = whale /ʍ/
ks = ax /ks/ nk = song /ŋ/ sh = sheet /ʃ/ ts = its /t͡s/ tsh = cheat /t͡ʃ/ |
- A may be added in pronunciation, often reduced to /ə/, between consecutive consonants (except <hr>, <hŕ>, <hv>, <nc>, <nk>, <nq>, <ts>, <ks>, <sh>, or <tsh>) and after a final consonant.
- This pronunciation is not usually indicated in writing, unless to emphasis the accent. Thus, a word like ìndał would be written as such but may be pronounced as /ɪnadal/.
- This pronunciation is not usually indicated in writing, unless to emphasis the accent. Thus, a word like ìndał would be written as such but may be pronounced as /ɪnadal/.
- The click consonants in Kaitè, C and Q, are not pronounced in Tsinka; thus, a word like ncada would typically be pronounced as /nada/.