Help:IPA/Quechua

Short description: Wikipedia key to pronunciation

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 {{IPA-qu}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Consonants IPA Quechua alphabet (Peru - Ministry of Education) Examples English approximation h h huñuy, muhu house j y yana, ayni yes k k kuntur, puka scat k̚ ~ ɣ ~ x -k (syllable ending) waktay, rikra doctor kʰ ~ kx ~ x kh khuyay cat kʼ k' k'ispa like scar but with a restriction of air l l layu, phalay lamp ʎ ll llapa, allqu billion m m marka, pampa map n n nina none ɲ ñ wiñay similar to canyon p p pirqa spat β ~ ɸ -p (syllable ending) rapra, qhichipra pʰ ~ pɸ ~ ɸ ph phiña, phatay pan, sphere pʼ p' p'unchaw like spat but with a restriction of air q q qam, nuqa similar to scat but deeper in the throat ɢ ~ χ -q (syllable ending) paqta, aqllay qʰ ~ χ qh qhapaq similar to cat but deeper in the throat qʼ q' q'isa similar to the /q/ sound but with a restriction of air ɾ r runtu, yawar better in American English s s sunqu, wasi son ʃ sh mishi shave t t tinku, pata stunt tʰ ~ ts ~ θ th thamay, thanta top tʼ t' t'utura, t'uqyay like top but with a restriction of air tʃ ch chunka, pacha church tʃʰ ~ ʃ chh chhalla, chhulla church tʃʼ ch' ch'aska like church but with a restriction of air w w wañuy, kawsay water

Vowels IPA Quechua alphabet (Peru - Ministry of Education) Examples English approximation a a karu father ɪ i nina lip ɛ i (near uvular consonants) qichwa, qullqi, yachachiq pet ʊ u kusi hook ɔ u (near uvular consonants) qusqu, q'umir, atuq more