Kirshenbaum chart

Kirshenbaum is a system for writing the International Phonetic Alphabet in ASCII.

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Kirshenbaum charts of consonants and vowels

This chart is based off information provided in the Kirshenbaum specification.[1] (http://www.kirshenbaum.net/IPA/ascii-ipa.pdf), [2] (http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Evan_Kirshenbaum/IPA/faq.html) It may also be helpful to compare it to the SAMPA chart or X-SAMPA chart.

Consonant chart

Kirshenbaum chart of consonants
(the paired signs are voiceless/voiced consonants)
  Bilabials Labiodentals Dentals Alveolars Retroflexes Palato-alveolars Palatals Velars Uvulars Labiovelars Pharyngeals Glottals Alveolar laterals
Nasals   m   M    n[   n   n.   n^   N   n"   n<lbv>
Stops p b t[ d[ t d t. d. c J k g q G t<lbv> d<lbv> ?
Fricatives P B f v T D s z s. z. S Z C C<vcd> x Q X g" w<vls> w H H<vcd> h<?> s<lat> z<lat>
Approximants r<lbd> r[ r r. j j<vel> g" w h
Laterals l[ l l. l^ L
Trills b<trl> r<trl> r"
Flaps   *   *. *<lat>
Ejectives p` t[` t` c` k` q`
Implosives b` d` d` J` g` G`
Clicks p! t! c! c! k! l!

Consonant modifiers and diacritics

Modifiers and diacritics follow the symbol they modify.

Modifier/diacriticMeaning
!Click
"Uvular
-Syllabic
.Retroflex
;Palatalized
[Dental
^Palatal
`Voiced: Implosive
Unvoiced: Ejective
~Velarized
<?>Murmured
<H>Pharyngealized
<h>Aspirated
<j>Palatalized
<o>Unexploded
<r>Rhoticized
<w>Labialized

Vowel chart

Kirshenbaum simplified chart of vowels
(the paired signs are unrounded/rounded vowels)
  Front Central Back Rhotic (central)
Closed or high i y
I I.
i" u" u- u
U
Half closed e Y @<umd>
@ @.
o- o R<umd>
R
Half open E W V" O" V O
Open or low & &. a a. A A.

Vowel modifiers and diacritics

Modifiers and diacritics follow the symbol they modify.

Modifier/diacriticMeaning
~Nasalized
:Long
-Unrounded
.Rounded
"Centralized
?Murmured
<r>Rhoticized

Stress is indicated by ' for primary stress, and , for secondary stress, placed before the stressed syllable.

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