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Welcome to our Baure alphabet page! The following charts show the pronunciation for the Baure orthography we have used on our site, as well as some alternate spellings that you may find in other books and websites.
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | Baure pronunciation: |
a | a | Like the a in father. | |
e | ε ~ e | Like the e in get. Sometimes it sounds more like the a in gate. | |
i | i ~ I | Like the i in police. Sometimes it sounds more like the i in pit. | |
o | o ~ | Like the o in note. Sometimes it sounds more like the au in caught. |
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | Baure pronunciation: |
ch | č, z | t ~ d | Like ch in chair. After the sound n it is pronounced more like the j in jar. |
h | j | h | Like h in hay. |
k | c, qu, g | k ~ g | Like k in key. After the sound n it is pronounced more like the g in go. |
m | m | Like m in moon. | |
n | n | Like n in night. | |
p | b | p ~ b | Like the p in pie. After the sound m it is pronounced more like the b in boy. |
r | l | Like the r in Spanish pero, somewhat like the tt in American English butter. | |
s | s | s | Like s in sun. |
sh | š, x | Like sh in shell. | |
t | d | t ~ d | Like the t in tell. After the sound n it is pronounced more like the d in dog. |
v | b, |
β ~ v | Like v only pronounced between the two lips, as in Spanish navidad. Sometimes it is pronounced more like the English v as in van. |
w | hu, u | w | Like w in way. |
y | j | Like y in yes. | |
’ | ?, h | A pause sound, like the one in the middle of the word "uh-oh." |
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