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The MSV "Alphabet" in Transcription:
p b f v m wh w whl t d th
dh n l c s z r ch dj
sh zh ñ j i e y a â o u ks
k g x ng q ' h
In the charts below, the first row of each cell contains an MSV transcription letter, and the second row contains an English word containing a similar sound. The letters in the word that represent that sound are printed in boldface. Where two such words appear, that letter is sometimes pronounced one way, and sometimes the other. There are rules governing this alternation, but they haven't all been worked out.
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Vowels (Standard British English) |
Front | Center | Back |
High | i bit-beat |
u pool |
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Middle | e bet-bait |
a butter |
o botch-bought |
Low | ah (â) barter |
Diphthong Letter |
y bite |
Consonants | Lip | Tip | Blade | Base | Root | Throat | |
Stop (*w/ Frictional Release) |
p pat |
t tap |
c* tsunami |
ch* chat |
k kit |
q -- |
' -- |
b bat |
d dash |
dj* jet |
g get |
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Friction (*Stop w/ Breath Release) |
f fat |
th* -- |
s suit |
sh shoe |
x -- |
h hat |
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v vat |
dh* -- |
z zoo |
zh azure |
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Nose | m mat |
n net |
ny (ñ) onion |
ng rang |
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Flow | wh -- |
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w wet |
l let |
r | j yet |
Cluster Letters | |
ks axe |
whl -- |