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SAMPA for

Afrikaans

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IPA symbol SAMPA symbol Keyword in SAMPA Orthography English gloss
 

Consonants

(parenthesized items only in loanwords)
 
Plosives
p p pAp pap porridge
b b bAs bas bass
t t tOt tot till
d d dAx dag day
k k k@ik kyk look
(g) (g) gOlf gholf golf
 
Fricatives
f f fEl fel, vel fierce; hide
v v vAt wat what
s s s9us sous sauce
(z) (z) "zulu Zulu Zulu
(ʃ) (S) SAm"pu: sjampoe shampoo
(ʒ) (Z) "Za:nr@ genre genre
x x xAt gat hole
h h hAnt hand hand
 
Nasals
m m mAn man man
n n nEt net neat, only, net
ŋ N bAN bang afraid
 
Liquids
l l lOl lol be troublesome
r r ra:r raar odd
 
Semivowels
j j ja:r jaar year
w w twe: twee two
 

Vowels

Free vowels
i i sin sien see
ĩː i~: tot"si~:s totsiens goodbye
eː e: me:t meet measure
aː a: ma:r maar but
u u suk soek seek
ũː u~: "vu~:sdAx Woensdag Wednesday
oː o: o:r oor ear
yː y: fy:r vuur fire
øː 2: my"s2:m museum museum
 
Checked vowels
ɛ E pEn pen pen
ɛ̃ː E~: mE~:s mens human being
ɑ A pAs pas fit, suit
ɑ̃ː A~: ha:~s Hans (name)
ɔ O pOl pol tuft
ɔ̃ː O~: O~:s ons we
ə @ p@t pit pip
ə̃ː @~: "d@~:sdAx Dinsdag Tuesday
œ 9 p9t put well, pit
 
Primary diphthongs
əi @i p@il pyl, peil arrow; gauge
œy 9y 9yt uit out
œu 9u 9ut oud old

The adaptation of SAMPA to Afrikaans was done by Daan Wissing.

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