Pronunciation

Last update: March 14, 2026

Jytky Kalpy 1.0

Letter	IPA	Notes
a	/a/
b	/b/
cj	/tʃ/
d	/d/	not pronounced in -nd coda
e	/ɛ/
f	/f/
g	/g/	pronounced /ŋ/ sometimes in coda
h	/h/
i	/i/
j	/j/
k	/k/
l	/l/
m	/m/
n	/n/	pronounced /ŋ/ at word end
nj	/ɲ/
o	/o/
œ	/ʌ/
p	/p/
r	/r/
s	/s/
sj	/ʃ/
t	/t/
tz	/ts/
u	/ʉ/
v	/v/
w	/w/
y	/e/
z	/z/

Letter	IPA	Notes
a	/a/
b	/b/
c	/c/
d	/d/	not pronounced in -nd coda
e	/ɛ/
f	/f/
g	/g/	pronounced /ŋ/ sometimes in coda
h	/h/
i	/i/
j	/j/
l	/l/
m	/m/
n	/n/	pronounced /ŋ/ at word end
nj	/ɲ/
o	/o/	often realized as [wə]
œ	/ʌ/
p	/p/
q	/q/
r	/r/	realization depends on speaker
rg	/ʀ/
rs	/ʃ/
s	/s/
ś	/ʃ/
t	/t/
tz	/ts/
u	/ʉ/
v	/v/
w	/w/
y	/e/
z	/z/
ɂ	/ʕ/