Help:IPA/Quechua

The chart below shows the ways in whichIPArepresentsQuechuapronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPAandWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Consonants IPA Quechua Alpha bet (Peru - Ministry of Education) Examples English approximation h h huñuy, muhu house j y yana, ayni yes k k kuntur, puka scat k̚~ɣ~x -k (syllable ending) waktay, rikra doctor kʰ~kx~x kh khuyay cat kʼ k' k'ispa like scar but with a restriction of air l l layu, phalay lamp ʎ ll llapa, allqu billion m m marka, pampa map n n nina none ɲ ñ wiñay similar to canyon p p pirqa spat β~ɸ -p (syllable ending) rapra, qhichipra pʰ~pɸ~ɸ ph phiña,phatay pan, sphere pʼ p' p'unchaw like spat but with a restriction of air q q qam, nuqa similar to scat but deeper in the throat ɢ~χ -q (syllable ending) paqta, aqllay qʰ~χ qh qhapaq similar tocat but deeper in the throat qʼ q' q'isa similar to the /q/ sound but with a restriction of air ɾ r runtu, yawar atom in American English s s sunqu, wasi son ʃ sh mishi shave t t tinku, pata stunt tʰ~ts~θ th thamay,thanta top tʼ t' t'utura,t'uqyay liketop but with a restriction of air tʃ ch chunka, pacha church tʃʰ~ʃ chh chhalla,chhulla church tʃʼ ch' ch'aska like churchbut with a restriction of air w w wañuy, kawsay water

Vowels IPA Quechua Alpha bet (Peru - Ministry of Education) Examples English approximation æ a karu trap ɑ a (near uvular consonants) yuraq palm ɪ i nina lip ɛ i (near uvular consonants) qichwa, qullqi,yachachiq pet ʊ u kusi hook ɔ u (near uvular consonants) qusqu,q'umir, atuq more

See also

• Category:Pages with Quechua IPA(18)