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French Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the French language.
CONSONANTS
The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
UVULAR
END OF French PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
5
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
6
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
7
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
8
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
9
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
10
ɡ
voiced
velar
plosive
11
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
12
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
13
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
14
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
15
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
16
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
ʁ
voiced
uvular
fricative
18
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
19
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
20
ɥʷ
labialized
voiced
palatal
approximant
21
w
voiced
velar
approximant
VOWELS