Help:IPA/Maltese

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Maltese 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.

This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Maltese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Maltese 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. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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See Maltese phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Maltese.

Consonants IPA Example English approximation b ballun boy d dar duck d͡z gazzetta pads d͡ʒ ġelat jail ʒ televixin vision f fwieħa four ɡ gallettina game ħ ħadem hat or Arabic ḥarām حَرَامْ[1] j jum yes k kelb scar l libsa look m mara mole n nadif no p paġna spat r re real or American atom[2] s saqaf sow ʃ xadina shell t tieqa stake t͡s zokk sits t͡ʃ ċavetta chew v vazun vet w warda wall z żaqq zoo ʔ Luqa Cockney button

Vowels IPA Example English approximation ɐ fatt RP cut ɐː rani somewhat like RP father ɛ belt met ɛː dehra fairy iː id beet ɪ wisa' bit ɪː wied bit but longer ɔː sod lawn ɔ moħħ off uː mur pool ʊ kuntratt look Diphthongs ɐɪ̯ għid right ɐːɪ̯ għajn ride ɛɪ̯ għejn rain ɐʊ̯ għawm Scottish cow ɐːʊ̯ Għawdex Scottish cow but longer ɛʊ̯ jew somewhat like go (some dialects[3]); Italian and Spanish Europa ɔʊ̯ għum hole ɔɪ̯ supereroj boy

Suprasegmentals

IPA	Explanation
◌ˤ	pharyngealised vowel
◌ː	long vowel or geminate consonant
.	syllable break
ˈ	stress