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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Tok Pisin

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Tok Pisin 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.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b bin been
d dok dog
d̠͡ʒ jip jeep
f fik fig
ɡ gel girl
j yar year
k tok talk
l lain line
m mat mat
n not north
ŋ bilong belong
p spet spit
r wara AmE water
s song song
t sta star
v vot vote
w win wind
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a blak black
e yelo yellow
i grin green
o orenj orange
u blu blue
Diphthongs
ai̯ ae die
əu̯ rao RP row
CanE house

See also

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