The chart below shows how the International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA) represents Walloon pronunciation in Wikipedia articles.[1]
English approximations are in some cases very rough, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| b |
|
beau |
| ç |
|
hue |
| d |
deût |
do |
| d͡ʒ |
moes d' djanvî |
jeep |
| f |
foû |
festival |
| ɡ |
|
gain |
| k |
stoumak, cwand |
sky |
| l |
lére |
loo |
| m |
monde |
moo |
| n |
nawe |
no |
| ɲ |
dignité |
roughly like canyon |
| p |
sûner, cénk |
spy |
| ʀ |
arester |
No English equivalent |
| s |
|
sing |
| ʃ |
chal, schåvler |
shelf |
| t |
|
stop |
| t͡ʃ |
tchestea |
chip |
| v |
|
love |
| χ |
|
no English equivalent; similar to Scottish loch or German Bach but further back |
| z |
|
zoo |
| Semivowels |
| j |
|
yes |
| w |
|
wind |
|
| Vowels |
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| a |
|
between pat and bra |
| ɑ |
|
spa |
| e |
bén |
like hey without the glide |
| ɛ |
|
bet |
| i |
|
see |
| o |
|
open |
| ɔ |
|
law |
| u |
|
coot |
| ʊ |
|
book |
| y |
|
no English equivalent; French rue; rounded see |
|
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