 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Berber on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Berber in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Berber languages pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
In the interest of pan-Berber legibility, the Berber Latin alphabet omits the partly phonemic contrast found in some Berber varieties (notably Kabyle and Tarifit) between stops and fricatives.
| IPA | English approximation | Berber Latin letter | Tifinagh (IRCAM) equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | bed | B b | ⴱ |
| β | between bed and vet | B b, Ḇ ḇ | |
| ç | huge | K k, Ḵ ḵ | ⴽ |
| d | do | D d | ⴷ |
| dz | words | Zz zz | ⴷⵣ |
| dʒ | just | Ǧ ǧ | ⴵ |
| ð | this | D d, Ḏ ḏ | ⴷ |
| dˤ | Emphatic d, no English equivalent | Ḍ ḍ | ⴹ |
| f | fin | F f | ⴼ |
| ɡ | go | G g | ⴳ |
| ɣ | between get and ahead; Spanish amigo | Gh gh | ⵖ |
| h | hello | H h | ⵀ |
| ħ | like hat but pharyngeal; Arabic ḥijāb | Ḥ ḥ | ⵃ |
| j | yes | Y y | ⵢ |
| ʝ | like yes, but stronger | G g, Ǥ ǥ | ⴳ |
| k | scat | K k | ⴽ |
| l | let | L l | ⵍ |
| m | man | M m | ⵎ |
| n | no | N n | ⵏ |
| θ | bath | T t, Ṯ ṯ | ⵜ |
| q | like cap but uvular; Arabic al-Qurʾān | Q q | ⵇ |
| r | rolled r | R r | ⵔ |
| rˤ | Ṛ ṛ | ⵕ | |
| ʁ | French r | Gh gh, Ɣ ɣ, Γ γ | ⵖ |
| s | sun | S s | ⵙ |
| sˤ | Ṣ ṣ | ⵚ | |
| ʃ | ship | C c | ⵛ |
| t | stick | T t | ⵜ |
| tˤ | Ṭ ṭ | ⵟ | |
| ts | cats | Ţţ ţţ | ⵜⵙ |
| tʃ | China | Č č | ⵞ |
| w | weep | W w | ⵡ |
| ʷ | no English equivalent; labialization | sometimes ° | ⵯ |
| χ | Scottish loch | X x | ⵅ |
| z | zoo | Z z | ⵣ |
| zˤ | Ẓ ẓ | ⵥ | |
| ʒ | measure | J j | ⵊ |
| ʕ | no English equivalent; German für | Â â, Ɛ ɛ, Σ ε | ⵄ |
| IPA | English approximation | Berber Latin letter | Tifinagh (IRCAM) equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| æ | fat | A a | ⴰ |
| ə | about | E e | ⴻ |
| i | sheet | I i | ⵉ |
| ʊ | put | U u | ⵓ |