esperanto [LangPhonology]
Esperanto Phonology
EXPLANATION
esperanto [LangPhonologyText]
These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Esperanto language.
CONSONANTS
The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
LABIAL
CORONAL
DORSAL
LARYNGEAL
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
GLOTTAL
END OF Esperanto PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
3
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
4
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
5
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
6
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
7
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
9
t͡s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant affricate
10
t͡ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
11
d͡ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
12
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
13
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
14
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
15
x
voiceless
velar
fricative
16
h
voiceless
glottal
fricative
17
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
18
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
19
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
20
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
21
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
22
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
VOWELS