The International Phonetic Alphabet (revised to 2005)

Consonants (Pulmonic - produced with air from the lungs)

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BilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolarPostalveolarRetroflexPalatal Velar  UvularPharyngealGlottal
Plosivepbtdʈɖcɟkɡqɢ ʔ 
Nasalmɱnɳɲŋɴ
Trillʙrʀ
Tap or Flapɾɽ
Fricativeɸβfvθðszʃʒʂʐçʝxɣχʁħʕhɦ
Lateral fricativeɬɮ
Approximantʋɹɻjɰ
Lateral approximantlɭʎʟ

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