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Welcome to our Boruca alphabet page! The following charts show the pronunciation for the Boruca 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: | Boruca pronunciation: |
a | a | Like the a in father. | |
e | e | Like the e sound in Spanish, similar to the a in gate. | |
i | i | Like the i in police. | |
o | o | Like the o in note. | |
u | u | Like the u in flute. |
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | Boruca pronunciation: |
b | b | Like b in boy. | |
ch | č | t | Like ch in chair. |
d | d | Like the d in day. | |
g | g | Like the g in girl. | |
h | j | h | Like h in hay. |
j | ll, y | d | Like j in jar. |
k | c, qu | k | Like the k in kiss. |
m | m | Like m in moon. | |
n | n | Like n in night. | |
ng | ŋ | Like the ng in sing. | |
ñ | ñ | Like ny in canyon. | |
r | Like the r in Spanish pero, somewhat like the tt in American English butter. | ||
s | s | Like s in sun. | |
sh | x | Like sh in shell. | |
t | t | Like the t in tell. | |
ts | tz | ts | Like the ts in cats. |
w | hu | 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." |
a | low tone |
á | high tone |
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