IPA | listen | VLACH | phonetic description | example (translation) |
a | ▶ | Aa | near-open central unrounded vowel | amén (we; us) |
b | ▶ | Bb | voiced bilabial plosive | bostáni (watermelon) |
d | ▶ | Dd | voiced alveolar plosive | adavá (this) |
ð | ▶ | Ðð | voiced dental fricative | epiðís (because) |
d͡ʒ | ▶ | Dž dž | voiced palato-alveolar affricate | džuvlí (woman) |
ɛ | ▶ | Ee | open-mid front unrounded vowel | vàkeréla (to tell) |
ə | ▶ | Əə | mid central vowel | čaləšə́r (to work hard) |
f | ▶ | Ff | voiceless labiodental fricative | famílija (family) |
ɡ | ▶ | Gg | voiced velar plosive | gav (village) |
gʲ | ▶ | Gj gj | voiced velar-glide sequence | žìvingjám (we lived) |
ɣ | ▶ | Ɣɣ | voiced velar fricative | ipoɣrapsarén (signed) |
h | ▶ | Hh | voiceless glottal fricative | daháni (tobacco) |
i | ▶ | Ii | close front unrounded vowel | sivéla (to sew) |
j | ▶ | Jj | palatal approximant | sijám (we are) |
k | ▶ | Kk | voiceless velar plosive | àkaná (now) |
kʰ | Kh kh | aspirated voiceless velar plosive | khujibé (fighting) | |
kʲ | ▶ | Kj kj | voiceless velar glide sequence | kjinéla (to buy) |
l | ▶ | Ll | alveolar lateral approximant | adalá (these) |
ʎ | ▶ | Ljlj | palatal approximant | džuvljá (woman) |
m | ▶ | Mm | bilabial nasal | manúš (man; human) |
n | ▶ | Nn | alveolar nasal | na (no; not) |
ŋ | ▶ | Njnj | palatal nasal | sostenjá (britches) |
ɔ | ▶ | Oo | open-mid back rounded vowel | ov (he) |
p | ▶ | Pp | voiceless bilabial plossive | čororipé (poverty) |
pʰ | ▶ | Ph ph | aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive | phral (brother) |
r | ▶ | Rr | alveolar trill | šukár (good) |
s | ▶ | Ss | voiceless alveolar sibilant | sar (like; as) |
ʃ | ▶ | Šš | voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant | murš (man; male) |
t | ▶ | Tt | voiceless alveolar plosive | tétka (aunt) |
tʰ | Th th | aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive | athár (from here) | |
θ | ▶ | Θθ | voiceless dental fricative | θapsardésas (they had) |
t͡s | ▶ | Cc | voiceless alveolar sibilant affricate | celó (whole) |
t͡ʃ | ▶ | Čč | voiceless plato-alveolar affricate | čéňka (corn) |
tʃʰ | Čh čh | aspirated voiceless palato-alveolar affricate | čhinéla (to cut) | |
u | ▶ | Uu | close-back rounded vowel | butí (work) |
v | ▶ | Vv | voiced labiodental fricative | živóto (life) |
x | ▶ | Xx | voiceless velar fricativ | oxtó (eight) |
z | ▶ | Zz | voiced alveolar sibilant | gázda (landlord) |
ʒ | ▶ | Žž | voiced palato-alveolar sibilant | šužó (nice) |