The Phonemic Inventory of Modern Standard Vulcan
according to the Consensus Transcription

(as compared to letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet,
which were graciously rendered by Dr. Margareta Hellström)

The MSV "Alphabet" in Transcription:
p b f v m w^h w w^hl t d t^h d^h n l c s z r c^h d^j s^h z^h ñ j i e y a â o u k^s k g x n^g q ' h

In the charts below, the first row of each cell contains an MSV transcription letter, and the second row contains an equivalent IPA letter. The sign ~ indicates alternation between major allophones.

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Vowels	Front	Center	Back
High	i		u
Middle	e	a	o
Low		ah (â)

Diphthong Letter

y

Consonants	Lip	Tip		Blade	Base	Root	Throat
Stop (*w/ Frictional Release)	p p	t t	c*	ch*	k k	q q	'
	b b	d d		dj*	g
Friction (*Stop w/ Breath Release)	f f	th*	s s	sh	x x	h
	v v	dh*	z z	zh
Nose	m m	n n		ny (ñ)	ng
Flow	wh
	w w	l l	r	j j

Cluster Letters
ks	whl