| Consonants
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
|---|
| b
|
 buna, bler
|
bike
| | d
|
dent, dubel
|
done
| | dʑ[1] |
agid, jet
|
dew (British English)
| | f
|
fitg, flad, clav
|
fast
| | ɡ
|
gat, galant
|
gas
| | k
|
carr, architect, aug, kiosc, quai
|
scar
| | l
|
lavar, milli, val
|
lip
| | ʎ
|
egl, glieud, bigliet
|
roughly like million
| | m
|
milli, um
|
mother
| | n
|
nanin, onns
|
nest
| | ŋ
|
saung, lungatg
|
sing
| | ɲ
|
bogn, gnierv
|
roughly like canyon
| | p
|
papetaria, appartament, verb
|
spin
| | r
|
ʁ[2] |
roda, carr, meglra
|
water (American English) or French rose
| | s
|
vossa, nus
|
sorry
| | ʃ
|
schanza, glisch, puspei, scopo
|
ship
| | t
|
teater, ti, agid
|
star
| | ts
|
cefra, bellezza, zunt
|
cats
| | tɕ[1] |
chasa, tgamin
|
stew (British English)
| | tʃ
|
rumantsch, tschetschapuorla
|
chew
| | v
|
grava, watt
|
vent
| | z
|
casa, rosa
|
zipper
| | ʒ
|
sbagl, Svizra, branscha, Grischun
|
measure
| | Marginal consonants
|
|---|
| h[3] |
haluncs, hobi
|
hat
| | Dialectal consonants
|
|---|
| ç
|
amih
|
hue
| | Semivowels
|
|---|
| j
|
jeu, Italia, yak
|
you
| | w
|
quel, ual, walkman
|
wine
|
|
| Vowels
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
|---|
| a
|
banc, clav
|
roughly like father
| | ə ~ ɐ[4] |
casa, mellen
|
comma or gut
| | e
|
bler, pér
|
roughly like pay
| | ɛ
|
è, pèr
|
bed
| | i
|
ti, historic
|
see
| | ɔ
|
pom, toc
|
off
| | o
|
biro, ovra
|
law (British English)
| | u
|
o ~ ʊ[2] |
bun, udir
|
tool or pull
| | Dialectal vowels[5] |
|---|
| ø
|
chaschöl, ögl
|
roughly like hurt
| | y
|
mür, bügl
|
roughly like cute
| |
| | Suprasegmentals
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English example
|
|---|
| ˈ
|
comba [ˈkɔmbɐ]
|
bottle
| | ˌ
|
libramain [ˌlibrəˈmaːin]
|
intonation
| | .
|
gïunist [dʑi.uˈniʃt]
|
moai
| | ː
|
dar [daːr]
|
long vowel
| | ◌̯[6] |
cuort [kuɔ̯rt]
|
now
|
|
