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German Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the German 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 German PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
4
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
5
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
6
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
7
ʔ
voiceless
glottal
plosive
8
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
9
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
10
ɡ
voiced
velar
plosive
11
p͡f
voiceless
labio-dental
affricate
12
t͡s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant affricate
13
t͡ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
14
d͡ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
15
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
16
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
18
ç
voiceless
palatal
fricative
19
x
voiceless
velar
fricative
20
h
voiceless
glottal
fricative
21
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
22
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
23
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
24
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
25
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
26
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
VOWELS