Consonants
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IPA
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Examples
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English approximation
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ʔ
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akdâ [ak'daʔ]
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the catch in uh-oh
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b
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bagay, Cavite
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best
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d
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daw
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do
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dʒ
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diyan; udyók
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joy
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ɡ
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gatas
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gold
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h
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hawak; Ecija; Geronimo; Sergio
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heat
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j
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yupî
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you, boy
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k
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Bulacan, keso, Quezon
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scan[1]
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l
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bakal, ulo
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lamb
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m
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madre
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mate
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n
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nasa, asín
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need
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ŋ
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ngipin, mangga
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wing, singer[2]
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ɲ
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anyô, niya, El Niño
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canyon
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p
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piso
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span[1]
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ɾ[3]
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marami, parte
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North American, Australian atom[4]
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s
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sugat, Nueva Vizcaya
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skew
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ʃ
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okasyon, siyempre
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shine
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t
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tamís, tarantado
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stand[1]
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ts
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tatsulok, pizza
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cats[5]
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tʃ
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mechado, tiyák; kutyà, kutsara
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chew
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w
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lawak, bawal
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wait
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Regional and marginal consonants
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f
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Filipino, ref
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four[6]
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ɣ
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sige
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Spanish amigo
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r[3]
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Rajah, Salvador, Ormoc
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Spanish terremoto
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ɹ[3]
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kard, nars
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red
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v[6]
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van, David
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vase
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x
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yakap
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Scottish English loch
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z
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Zamboanga, Luzon
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zebra[7]
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Other symbols used in transcription of Tagalog pronunciation
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IPA |
Explanation
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ˈ
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Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable): tayô [taˈjoʔ] 'to stand', táyo [ˈtajo] 'we'
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