 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Mandinka on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Mandinka in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Mandinka 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.
See Mandinka phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Mandinka.
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- ^ The /tʃ/ phoneme is rare in native Mandinka words, and around 15-20% of 'c-words' are loanwords.
- ^ Many words beginning with /ᵐb/ are derived from wolof
- ^ This phoeneme is really rare
- ^ a b c d e f This phoeneme is rare word-initially in native Mandinka words, and is almost only found word-initially only in loanwords.
- ^ /g/ is found in French loans.
- ^ a b This phoeneme is almost non-existant word-initially
- ^ a b This phoeneme doesnt exist word-initially