The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole ) pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
English approximations are in some cases very loose, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
Consonants
IPA
Kouri-Vini orthography
Examples
English approximation
b
b
b éb é
b est
d
d
d èlta
d elta
dʒ
dj
dj ab
j am
f
f
f iy
f an
ɡ
g
g émm
g ame
h
h
h ont
h am
j
y
y é
y ellow
k
k
k ouri
k ite
l
l
l ékòl
l amb
m
m
m amm
m other
n
n
n òr
n orth
ɲ
ñ
mañ è
jalapeñ o
p
p
p opa
p art
ɾ
r
r ou
(American English) bett er
◌˞
r
middle position followed by consonant: par lé
(American English) quar ter
s
s, ç
s é, gaç on
s ix
ʃ
sh
sh vé
sh in
t
t
t enn
t ender
tʃ
ch
ch ué
ch annel
v
v
v endé
v an
w
w
w é
w in
z
z
z oz o
z ebra
ʒ
j
j oué
leis ure
Vowels
IPA
Kouri-Vini orthography
Examples
English approximation
a
a
a koté
bra
ɑ
twa
æ
æ
fræ r
(American English) ba t
e
é
pé yé
pa y
ɛ
è
fè t
fe stival
i
i
bi zé
shee t
ɪ
ì
babì nn
ti n
o
o
o té
o pen
ɔ
ò
nouzò t
o ff
ø
e
de
cu t
œ
œ
kœ r
German Hö lle
u
ou
fou
you
y
u
barbu
(Scottish and Australian English) too
Nasal vowels
ã
an, am, en, em
endan , tem
French Jean
ɛ̃
in, im
mattin , fim
French bien
ɔ̃
on, om
mouton , bom b
French bon
œ̃
un, um
lun di
French un
References [ edit ]
Landry, Christophe, Cliford St. Laurent, Michael Gisclair (2016). "Kouri-Vini Orthography Guide" . Louisiana Historic & Cultural Vistas . Retrieved January 17, 2016 .
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