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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:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
LABIAL
CORONAL
DORSAL
LARYNGEAL
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
GLOTTAL
END OF Icelandic PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m̥
voiceless
bilabial
nasal
2
n̥
voiceless
alveolar
nasal
3
ɲ̊
voiceless
palatal
nasal
4
ŋ̊
voiceless
velar
nasal
5
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
6
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
9
pʰ
aspirated
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
10
tʰ
aspirated
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
11
cʰ
aspirated
voiceless
palatal
plosive
12
kʰ
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
l̥
voiceless
alveolar
lateral approximant
28
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
29
r̥
voiceless
alveolar
trill
30
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
VOWELS