madat:IPA/Fijian

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Indigenous Fijian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-fj}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Consonants IPA Orthography English approximation Fijian example β v vase, but with both lips vinaka (/βi.na.ka/) j y (often silent) yes yaqona (/jaˈᵑɡona/ f f father (/fa.ða/ ð c then moce (/mo.ðe/) h h hello k k sky kakua (/ka.ku.a/) l l less liu (/li̯u/) m m mum me (/me/ mb b number bula (/ᵐbu.la/ n n noon na (/na/ nd d and Nadi (/ˈnan.di/) ɳɖ nr Above, but with the tongue curled or pulled back ndʒ j, di ([ndʒi]) inɡenious ŋ g song turaga (/tu.ra.ŋa/) ŋɡ q finger Voreqe (/βoˈreŋ.ɡe/) p p play pusi (/pu.si/ r r (trilled) Ositerelia (/o.si.te.re.li̯.a) s s sister Suva (/su.βa/) t t stop Lautoka (/lɔu̯.to.ka/) tʃ j, ti ([tʃi]) church, venture Josaia (/tʃoˈsɛi.a/), Viti (/βitʃi/) ɰ w between Spanish fuego and water Wiliame (/ɰi.li.am.e/) Stress IPA Example Note ˈ siga [ˈsiŋa], cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou] Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short, on the final syllable if it has a long vowel or a diphthong.

Vowels IPA Orthography American English approximation a a cat aː e e pet eː i i seat iː o o more oː u u coot uː Diphthongs ei ei grey eu eu Spanish Europa ɛi ai between may and my iu iu Brazilian Portuguese Brasil oi oi coy ou ou know ɔu au between know and now