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Slovak linguists do not usually use IPA for phonetic transcription of their own language or others, but have their own system based on the Slovak alphabet. Many English language textbooks make use of this alternative transcription system. In the following table, pronunciation of each grapheme is given in this system as well as in the IPA.
In IPA transcriptions of Slovak, [tʂ, dʐ, ʂ, ʐ] are often written with tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ , i.e. as if they were palato-alveolar. The palato-alveolar [tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ] exist in Slovak, but only as allophones of /tʂ, dʐ, ʂ, ʐ/, which are normally retroflex, as in Polish. The following digraphs are not considered to be a part of the Slovak ...
Syllabic form can be long or short. See Slovak phonology: Slovene [37] letalo [lɛˈt̪àːlɔ] 'airplane' See Slovene phonology: Spanish [38] hablar [äˈβ̞läɾ] 'to speak' See Spanish phonology: Welsh: diafol [djavɔl] 'devil' See Welsh phonology: Ukrainian [39] обличчя / oblychchya [oˈblɪt͡ʃːɐ] 'face' Contrasts with ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Slovak on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Slovak in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Date: 10 April 2015: Source: Own work, based on the vowel chart in "Slovenské hlásky a medzinárodná fonetická abeceda" by Radoslav Pavlík, page 95. Note that some of the symbols were simplified to fit the transcription system used in Slovak phonology article.
Apical dental. Contrasts between aspirated and unaspirated forms. Serbo-Croatian [27] туга / tuga [t̪ǔːgä] 'sorrow' Laminal denti-alveolar. See Serbo-Croatian phonology: Sinhala: අත [at̪ə] 'hand' Slovene [28] tip [ˈt̪îːp] 'type' Laminal denti-alveolar. See Slovene phonology: Slovak: toto [ˈt̪ot̪o] 'this' Laminal denti ...
The voiced alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is r , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r.
Its vowel height is close-mid, also known as high-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a close vowel (a high vowel) and a mid vowel.; Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.