The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents the Kyrgyz language pronunciations 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.

IPA Cyrillic Latin Arabic English approximation
Consonants
b б b ب above
ʃ ш š ش shark
ʃtʃ щ šč شچ sheep
d д d د dice
dʒ ж ž ج jeans
f ф f ف fat
g г g گ agree
j й y ي boy
k к k ك skate
l л l ل lie
m м m م moon
n н n ن no
ŋ ң ñ ڭ sing
p п p پ spare
q қ[a] q ق quote
r р r ر rain
ʁ ғ[b] ƣ ع French: rouge
s с s س sick
t т t ت stick
tʃ ч č چ cheat
ts ц ts تس cats
v в v ۆ vase
χ х h ح heat
z з z ز zone
IPA Cyrillic Latin Arabic English approximation
Vowels
ɑ a a ا father
e э è ە bed
i и i ئ kit
ja я ja يا yak
je е e ى yellow
jo ё ë yore
ju ю ju يۇ Yule
o о o و story
ø ө ö ۅ nurse
u у u ۇ wood
y ү ü ۉ cute
ɯ ы y ي Turkish: kırk

Notes

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  1. ^ This letter is not in the Kyrgyz alphabet, but the sound is present.
  2. ^ This letter is not in the Kyrgyz alphabet, but the sound is present.

See also

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