 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Fijian on Wikipedia.It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Fijian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. | |
Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Fijian
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Indigenous Fijian 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.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation |
Fijian example
|
| β
|
v
|
vase, but with both lips
|
vinaka (/βi.na.ka/)
|
| j
|
y (often silent)
|
yes
|
yaqona (/jaˈᵑɡona/
|
| f[1]
|
f[2]
|
father
|
(/fa.ða/
|
| ð
|
c
|
then
|
moce (/mo.ðe/)
|
| h
|
h[2]
|
hello
|
|
| k
|
k
|
sky
|
kakua (/ka.ku.a/)
|
| l
|
l
|
less
|
liu (/li̯u/)
|
| m
|
m
|
mum
|
me (/me/
|
| mb
|
b
|
number
|
bula (/ᵐbu.la/
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| n
|
n
|
noon
|
na (/na/
|
| nd
|
d
|
and
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Nadi (/ˈnan.di/)
|
| ɳɖ
|
nr
|
Above, but with the tongue curled or pulled back
|
|
| ndʒ
|
j, di ([ndʒi]), z
|
inɡenious
|
ziza [ndʒi.ndʒa]
|
| ŋ
|
g
|
song
|
turaga (/tu.ra.ŋa/)
|
| ŋɡ
|
q
|
finger
|
Voreqe (/βoˈreŋ.ɡe/)
|
| p
|
p[2]
|
play
|
pusi (/pu.si/
|
| r
|
r
|
(trilled)
|
Ositerelia (/o.si.te.re.li.a)
|
| s
|
s
|
sister
|
Suva (/su.βa/)
|
| t
|
t
|
stop
|
Lautoka (/lɔu̯.to.ka/)
|
| tʃ
|
j, ti ([tʃi])
|
church, venture
|
Josaia (/tʃoˈsɛi.a/), Viti (/βitʃi/)
|
| ɰ
|
w
|
between Spanish fuego and water
|
Wiliame (/ɰi.li.am.e/)
|
| Stress
|
| IPA |
Example |
Note
|
| ˈ
|
siga [ˈsiŋa],
cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou]
|
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short,
on the final syllable if it has a long vowel or a diphthong.
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Orthography |
English approximation
|
| a
|
a
|
cat
|
| aː
|
| e
|
e
|
pet
|
| eː
|
| i
|
i
|
seat
|
| iː
|
| o
|
o
|
more
|
| oː
|
| u
|
u
|
cool
|
| uː
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ei
|
ei
|
American may
|
| eu
|
eu
|
go (some dialects[a]); Spanish Europa
|
| ɛi
|
ai
|
RP, Aus, NZ may
|
| iu
|
iu
|
few
|
| oi
|
oi
|
coy
|
| ou
|
ou
|
American goal
|
| ɔu
|
au
|
RP, Aus, NZ goal
|
|
- ^ Sounds /f/, /h/, /p/ used only in loanwords and certain dialects
- ^ a b c Only in loanwords
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