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In addition, some dialects of Inuktitut pronounce [bl] ([vl] in Inupiatun) in place of the geminated lateral approximant /ll/. The phonological status of this distinction is uncertain – some dialects have both [bl] and [ll]. This feature is generally characteristic of western and central dialects as opposed to eastern ones.
The voiced palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʎ , a rotated lowercase letter y , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L.
Phonemic notation commonly uses IPA symbols that are rather close to the default pronunciation of a phoneme, but for legibility often uses simple and 'familiar' letters rather than precise notation, for example /r/ and /o/ for the English [ɹʷ] and [əʊ̯] sounds, or /c, ɟ/ for [t͜ʃ, d͜ʒ] as mentioned above.
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Inuktitut on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Inuktitut in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
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The voiced palatal plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɟ , a barred dotless j that was initially created by turning the type for a lowercase letter f . The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J\\.
Forvo.com (/ ˈ f ɔːr v oʊ / ⓘ FOR-voh) is a website that allows access to, and playback of, pronunciation sound clips in many different languages in an attempt to facilitate the learning of languages.
the phonemes /b, d, ɡ/ indicate three kinds of sounds, depending on what surrounds them: a voiced plosive sound [b, d, ɡ] by default; devoiced to [p, t, k] phrase-finally or before a voiceless sound; a voiced fricative [β, ð, ɣ] when both preceded and followed by voiced continuants (i.e., vowels or [r, l, z]) within the same phrase.