Help:IPA for Walloon

The chart below shows how the International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA) represents Walloon pronunciation in Wikipedia articles.

English approximations are in some cases very rough, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.

Consonants   IPA   Examples English approximation b beau ç hue d deût do d͡ʒ moes d' djanvî jeep f foû festival ɡ gain k stoumak, cwand sky l lére loo m monde moo n nawe no ɲ dignité roughly like canyon p sûner, cénk spy ʀ arester No English equivalent s sing ʃ chal, schåvler shelf t stop t͡ʃ tchestea chip v love χ no English equivalent; similar to Scottish loch or German Bach but further back z zoo Semivowels j yes w wind

Vowels   IPA   Examples English approximation a between pat and bra ɑ spa e bén like hey without the glide ɛ bet i see o open ɔ law u coot ʊ book y no English equivalent; French rue; rounded see