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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Uzbek on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Uzbek in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing
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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Uzbek
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Uzbek 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 .
Consonants
IPA
Orthography
Cyrillic
Arabic
Approximation
b [1]
b
б
ب
ab ove
d
д
د
wid th
dʒ
j
ж
ژ/ج
j eep
ɸ
f
ф
ف
f ish but with pursed lips
ɡ [1] [2]
g
г
گ
ag ree
h
h
ҳ
ھ/ح
h at
j
y
й
ي
y es
k [2]
k
к
ك
sk ip
l
l
л
ل
l amb
m
m
м
م
m ail
n
n
н
ن
n ew
ŋ
ng
нг
ڭ
song
p
p
п
پ
sp in
q
q
қ
ق
like c at , but further down to the uvula .
r
r
р
ر
r eign but trilled ; like Spanish perr o
ʁ
gʻ
ғ
غ
like French Par is
s
s
с
س
s aw
ʃ
sh
ш
ش
sh ip
t
т
ت
st op
tʃ
ch
ч
چ
ch eck
v [4]
v
в
ۋ
v ery
w [1]
w et
χ
x
х
خ
like Scottish English loch but uvular
z [1]
z
з
ز
z ebra
ʒ [4]
j
ж
ژ
treas ure
ʔ
ʼ
ъ
ء/ئ
uh- oh
Vowels
IPA
Orthography
Cyrillic
Arabic
Approximation
æ
a
а
ە
ba t
ɒ
o
о
و/ا
ho t
e
e
э, е
ې
se ll
i
i
и
ى
bee t
o
oʻ
ў
و
like South African, Australian and New Zealand English yaw n but shorter; New Zealand English bir d
o[4]
о
u
u
у
ۇ
too t
Notes
^ a b c d e Voiced consonants /b, d, ɡ, v, z/ become devoiced when word-final .
^ a b The velar stops /ɡ, k/ become palatalized (i.e. /ɡʲ, kʲ/ respectively) before back vowels /ɒ, u/ .
^ /t/ becomes silent if it appears right after another consonant.
^ a b c Only present in Russian loanwords.
See also
Comparisons Introductory guides