íslenska
 
Icelandic
íslenska [LangPhonology]
Icelandic Phonology

EXPLANATION

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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal and vocalic systems in the Icelandic language.

CONSONANTS

The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:

t
voiceless
d
voiced
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
LABIAL
CORONAL
DORSAL
LARYNGEAL
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
GLOTTAL
NASAL
[1]
[2]
ɲ̊[3]
ŋ̊[4]
m[5]
n[6]
ɲ[7]
ŋ[8]
PLOSIVE
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
p[13]
t[14]
c[15]
k[16]
SIBILANT FRICATIVE
s[17]
FRICATIVE
f[18]
θ[19]
ç[20]
x[21]
h[22]
v[23]
ð[24]
ɣ[26]
APPROXIMANT
j[25]
LATERAL APPROXIMANT
[27]
l[28]
TRILL
[29]
r[30]

END OF Icelandic PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!

PHONOLOGY INVENTORY

No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
 
voiceless
bilabial
nasal
2
 
voiceless
alveolar
nasal
3
ɲ̊
 
voiceless
palatal
nasal
4
ŋ̊
 
voiceless
velar
nasal
5
m
 
voiced
bilabial
nasal
6
n
 
voiced
alveolar
nasal
7
ɲ
 
voiced
palatal
nasal
8
ŋ
 
voiced
velar
nasal
9
 
aspirated
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
10
 
aspirated
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
11
 
aspirated
voiceless
palatal
plosive
12
 
aspirated
voiceless
velar
plosive
13
p
 
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
14
t
 
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
15
c
 
voiceless
palatal
plosive
16
k
 
voiceless
velar
plosive
17
s
 
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
18
f
 
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
19
θ
 
voiceless
dental
fricative
20
ç
 
voiceless
palatal
fricative
21
x
 
voiceless
velar
fricative
22
h
 
voiceless
glottal
fricative
23
v
 
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
24
ð
 
voiced
dental
fricative
25
j
 
voiced
palatal
approximant
26
ɣ
 
voiced
velar
fricative
27
 
voiceless
alveolar
lateral approximant
28
l
 
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
29
 
voiceless
alveolar
trill
30
r
 
voiced
alveolar
trill

VOWELS

 
VOWEL HEIGHT
CLOSE
NEAR-CLOSE
CLOSE-MID
MID
OPEN-MID
NEAR-OPEN
OPEN