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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Quechua
The chart below shows the ways in which IPA represents Quechua pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters .
Consonants
IPA
Quechua alphabet (Peru - Ministry of Education)
Examples
English approximation
h
h
h uñuy, muh u
h ouse
j
y
y ana, ay ni
y es
k
k
k untur, puk a
sc at
k̚ ~ ɣ ~ x
-k (syllable ending)
wak tay, rik ra
doc tor
kʰ ~ kx ~ x
kh
kh uyay
c at
kʼ
k'
k' ispa
like sc ar but with a restriction of air
l
l
l ayu, phal ay
l amp
ʎ
ll
ll apa, all qu
billi on
m
m
m arka, pamp a
m ap
n
n
n in a
n one
ɲ
ñ
wiñ ay
similar to cany on
p
p
p irqa
sp at
β ~ ɸ
-p (syllable ending)
rap ra, qhichip ra
pʰ ~ pɸ ~ ɸ
ph
ph iña, ph atay
p an, sph ere
pʼ
p'
p' unchaw
like sp at but with a restriction of air
q
q
q am, nuq a
similar to sc at but deeper in the throat
ɢ ~ χ
-q (syllable ending)
paq ta, aq llay
qʰ ~ χ
qh
qh apaq
similar to c at but deeper in the throat
qʼ
q'
q' isa
similar to the /q/ sound but with a restriction of air
ɾ
r
r untu, yawar
at om in American English
s
s
s unqu, was i
s on
ʃ
sh
mish i
sh ave
t
t
t inku, pat a
st unt
tʰ ~ ts ~ θ
th
th amay, th anta
t op
tʼ
t'
t' utura, t' uqyay
like t op but with a restriction of air
tʃ
ch
ch unka, pach a
church
tʃʰ ~ ʃ
chh
chh alla, chh ulla
ch urch
tʃʼ
ch'
ch' aska
like church but with a restriction of air
w
w
w añuy, kaw say
w ater
Vowels
IPA
Quechua alphabet (Peru - Ministry of Education)
Examples
English approximation
æ
a
ka ru
tra p
ɑ
a (near uvular consonants)
yura q
fa ther
ɪ
i
ni na
li p
ɛ
i (near uvular consonants)
qi chwa, qullqi, yachachi q
pe t
ʊ
u
ku si
hoo k
ɔ
u (near uvular consonants)
qu squ, q'u mir, atu q
o ff
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