Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Kyrgyz
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents the Kyrgyz language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
IPA
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Orthography
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English approximation
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b
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б
|
about
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d
|
д
|
death
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dʒ
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ж
|
jump
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f
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ф
|
food
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ɡ
|
г
|
ago
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j
|
й
|
yet, toy
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k
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к
|
school
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l
|
л
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late
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m
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м
|
much
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n
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н
|
not
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ŋ
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ң
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wing
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ɴ
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p
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п
|
span
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q
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к
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k in the throat
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r
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р
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rolled R
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ʁ
|
г
|
French R
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s
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с
|
see
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ʃ
|
ш
|
shoe
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t
|
т
|
stable
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ts
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ц
|
bits
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tʃ
|
ч
|
change
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v
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в
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vase
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χ
|
х
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Scottish loch
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z
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з
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zip
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Vowels
IPA
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Orthography
|
English approximation
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ɑ
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а
|
father
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e
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е, э
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hey
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i
|
и
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seed
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o
|
о
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Leo
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ø
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ө
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Øresund
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u
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у
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soon
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ɯ
|
ы
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somewhat like roses
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y
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ү
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somewhat like cute
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Introductory guides | |
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