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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Manx on Wikipedia.

It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Manx 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.

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Manx language pronunciations^[1] 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 also Manx phonology and Manx spelling to sound correspondences for more details about pronunciation of Manx.

Consonants
Non-palatalised		Palatalised		English approximations
IPA	Examples	IPA	Examples	English approximations
b	boayl, braew, abane, abb	bʲ^[2]	blein, beggan	boot; beauty
dð	dorrys, dhoo, eddin, boandyrys, raad	dʲ	jannoo, jough, baljyn, cooid	they; dew or Jew
dð	dorrys, dhoo, eddin, boandyrys, raad	dʒ	jannoo, jough, baljyn, cooid	they; dew or Jew
ð^[3]	baatey, shassoo			weather
f	fastyr, fer, quoif	fʲ	feeu	fail; future
ɡ	goll, gra, argid, beg	ɡʲ	rinneig, giare, queig	gown; argue
ɣ	beaghey, veggey	j	yeealley, yiarn, eeastagh	between ahead and again; yard
h^[3]	hoght, Jeheiney			high
kʰ	coontey, muck	kʲ	keeill, kiune, markiagh	cow; askew
l	luss, slaynt, gial	lʲ	lheid, lhiggey, billey, shiauill	light; million
m	mac, millish, gamman, follym	mʲ^[2]	millt	main; mute
n	noa, nearey, bane, creen	nʲ	niart, dooinney, çhingey Nerin	not; onion
ŋ^[3]	ainyn, çhing, bangan			ring
pʰ^[3]	paart, plaggad, kipp			past
ɾ^[3]	ram, creen, arran, mooar			US atom
s	sourey, scaddan, caslys	ʃ	shoh, nish	sound; shout
tθ	tarroo, thie, mohlt	tʲ	çheet, berçhag, caillt	thick; stew or chew
tθ	tarroo, thie, mohlt	tʃ	çheet, berçhag, caillt	thick; stew or chew
v^[3]	vacseen, vaghtoor, vac			vain
w^[3]	mwaagh, quaagh, walkey			waist
x	cha, chaie, jinnagh, smaghtey, agh	xʲ	my chialg, da cheilley, my chione	Scottish loch; human
z	lhisin, rassag, cossyn	ʒ	toshiaght, casherick, tuittym	rise; vision

Vowels
Short		Long		English approximations
IPA	Examples	IPA	Examples	English approximations
a	mac, slattys	aː	niart, balley	fat; rather
ɑ	cor, monney, tammylt	ɑː	bodjal, magher, maidjey	father
e	ben, queig	eː	shey, eayst, garey	rate; made
ɛ	lesh, argid	ɛː	beaghey, aalin, Baarle	red; bear
ə^[4]	dyn, carrane, balley			again
i	beeal	iː	saveenagh, eeym	fleet; need
ɪ^[4]	çhengey, cuirr, dorrin			bit
o	goll, conney, buggane	oː	moal, loayrt, gerjoilagh	door
u	gunn, muck, aarloo, burkan	uː	broogh, annoon, lhiurid	pull; drool

Other symbols
IPA	Example	Explanation
ˈ	neu-deyr [nʲuˈdðeːɾ]	primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable)

^ Brodick, G. A Handbook of Late Spoken Manx (1986). Niemeyer. ISBN 3-484-42905-4.
^ ^a ^b Rare, with weak palatalization.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Never palatalised.
^ ^a ^b Only short.

[1] Brodick, G. A Handbook of Late Spoken Manx (1986). Niemeyer. ISBN 3-484-42905-4.

[bm-2] Rare, with weak palatalization.

[broad-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Never palatalised.

[short-4] Only short.

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