Bodhi's Phonetic Alphabet

An interactive guide to phonetic sounds

Exolabial Bilabial Labio­dental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Nasal
ᴍ
m
ꬺ
n
(n-) Postalveolar Nasal
ᴎ
ŋ
Plosive/stop
p
b
ȹ ȸ
t
d
k
g
q ɢ
ɂ
Affricate
pꜰ
bꞗ
c ʒ
č
ǯ
ɂh
Fricative
ꜰ
ꞗ
f
v
s
z
x
ǥ
(ħ ƹ) Pharyngeal Fricative
h
ᴤ
Approximant
ꜰ̬
ꞗ̬
Tap/flap
p̆
b̆
ⱴ
ᴆ
ᴅ
ᴆ̣
ᴅ̣
k̆
ğ
Trill
ᴪ
ψ
fricative trill
Lateral affricate
Lateral fricative
Lateral approximant (l0 l) Alveolar Lateral approximant
Lateral tap/flap
l̆0
l̆

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Darker areas represent impossible or non-existent articulations

Diacritics

◌- retracted
◌+ advanced
◌̆ short
◌0 Voiceless
◌̭ Raised
◌̬ Lowered