Help:IPA/Yoruba

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Yoruba language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. This reflects Standard Yoruba, and dialects may have more or fewer phonemes. 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 bàtá bit
d dà din
d͡ʒ jà gin
f fèrèsé fat
ɡ gà gut
ɡ͡b gbà rugby but pronounced simultaneously
h ha ham
j yà yes
k kí cut
k͡p pọ̀ backpack but pronounced simultaneously
l lá left
m màmá map
n nà nose
ɾ rà atom (GA)
s sìsí sit
ʃ òkòtò ship
t tà tip
w wá we
Oral vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a à and
e ewé bay
ɛ ẹ̀ bet
i ì meat
o oko go (Indian English)
ɔ ọ̀bẹ law (RP)
u kú fool
Nasal vowels
ã ìtàn bran
ɛ̃ hẹ́n hen; French vin
ĩ rìn mean
ɔ̃ ìbọn pond; French bon
ũ ràkúnmi soon
Tone
IPA Examples Explanation
◌́ kọ́ [kɔ́] High tone
◌̄ k [kɔ̄] Mid tone
◌̀ kọ̀ [kɔ̀] Low tone