Appendix:Silesian pronunciation

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Silesian pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.

Consonants IPA Silesian Example English approximation b b bardzo bike ɕ ś, s(i) pōnoś she d d dŏwno door d͡z dz powiedz beds d͡ʑ dź, dz(i) dziadek jeep d͡ʐ dż dżajnizm jug f f faber feist ɡ g grać girl j j, i jak yes k k krowa scam l l lampa lilt m m morze mile n n nad Nile ɲ ń, n(i) niy canyon p p policyjŏ spike r r rōżowy (General American), with flapping: atom s s smak sign ʂ sz szyb shore t t tak stow t͡ɕ ć, ci ciyrpki cheer t͡s c całować cats t͡ʂ cz czy child v w wartość vile w ł łabus way x ch, h chlyb hello z z zebrać zebra ʑ ź, z(i) ziŏrko vision, azure ʐ ż, rz rzec

Vowels IPA Silesian Example English approximation ã (Opole Silesia) ã trochã stand ɛ (Cieszyn Silesia) bet a (other regions) father a a tam father ɛ e krem bet i i piwo eat ɨ y my mill ɔ o rok off o ō pōmōc so ɔ̃ (Opole Silesia) õ Mōm dobrõ matkã tome om (Cieszyn Silesia) (Received Pronunciation): Tom ɔ (other regions) boss au (Prudnik-Racibórz) ŏ terŏz now ɔu (Opole Silesia) so ɔ (Industrial and Cieszyn Silesia) boss wɔ ô ôkno whoa u u suć boot Other symbols used for Silesian IPA Explanation ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), usually the penultimate syllable of a word. ˌ Secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable). . Syllable break.

See also

• Silesian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia