Interlingua and IPA notation
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This article describes the circumstances in which a letter is or may be pronounced differently in Interlingua and in the corresponding IPA value. Speakers have some latitude, however, in choosing the exact pronunciation of a letter or letter group, allowing for the influence of their native language habits as long as it doesn't hinder communication:[1]
| Letter combination and context | Pronunciation | Optional variations, if any | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| <a> | [ɑ] | Like a in English 'father'. | |
| <ch> | [k] | <ch> is sometimes pronounced as /ʃ/. | |
| <c> before <e>, <i> or <y> | [t͡s] | [s] | |
| <c> otherwise | [k] | ||
| <e> | [e] | [ɛ] | |
| <g> | [g] | Like <j> (/ʒ/) in the suffixes <-gia> and <-age>. | |
| <h> after <r> and <t> | silent | ||
| <h> otherwise | [h] | silent | |
| <i> unstressed before a vowel | [j] or [i] | ||
| <j> | [ʒ] | [d͡ʒ] | |
| <n> before <g> or <k> | [ŋ] | ||
| <ph> | [f] | ||
| <qu> | [kw] | The words <que> and <qui> can also be pronounced /ke/ and /ki/, respectively. | |
| <q> otherwise | [k] | Very rare. | |
| <r> | [ɾ] | [r] | Like rr in 'merry' or, better, like r in Spanish 'caro'. |
| <sh> | [ʃ] | Used mainly in loanwords. | |
| <s> between vowels | [s] | [z] | |
| <tch> | [t͡ʃ] | ||
| <ti> unstressed before a vowel and not after <s> | [t͡sj] | [sj], [tj] | |
| <u> unstressed before a vowel | [w] or [u] | ||
| <u> otherwise | [ʊ] | [u] | Not [ʌ], [a] or [y]. |
| <x> | [ks] | [gz] | |
| <y> unstressed before a vowel | [j] | ||
| <y> otherwise | [i] |
[edit] References
- ^ Gode (1955), "spelling & pronunciation".
