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UK English (UKE) NT-Sampa Chart

NT-SAMPASAMPAIPAMeaningUK English Example
SymbolDecimalASCIIDecimalSymbol Desc.SymbolDecimalWordTranscription
p112p112Lower Case Pp112Voiceless bilabial plosivepinpIn
b98b98Lower Case Bb98Voiced bilabial stopbinbIn
t116t116Lower Case Tt116Voiceless alveolar or dental plosivetintIn
d100d100Lower Case Dd100Voiced dental or alveolar stopdindIn
k107k107Lower Case Kk107Voiceless velar plosivekin"kIn
x1120x120Latin small letter Xx120Voiceless velar fricativeLoch"lQx
g103g103Lower Case Gg103Voiced velar plosivegive"gIv
G1071G71Latin Small Letter Gammaɣ611Voiced velar fricativeTaigh"te|G
tS116 + 83tS116 + 83T-Esh Ligatureʧ679Voiceless palato-alveolar affricatechintSIn
dZ100 + 90dZ100 + 90D-Yogh Ligatureʤ676Voiced postalveolar affricate gindZIn
f102f102Lower Case Ff102Voiceless labiodental fricativefinfIn
v118v118Lower Case Vv118Voiced labiodental fricativevimvIm
T84T84Thetaθ952Voiceless dental fricativethinTIn
D68D68Ethð240Voiced dental fricativethisDIs
s115s115Lower Case Ss115Voiceless alveolar median fricativesinsIn
z122z122Lower Case Zz122Voiced alveolar or dental median fricativezingzIN
S83S83Eshʃ 643Voiceless palatoalveolar fricative shinSIn
Z90Z90Ezh (Yogh)ʒ 658Voiced palatoalveolar fricativemeasure"me|Z@
h104h104Lower Case Hh104Voiceless glottal fricative or approximanthithIt
m109m109Lower Case Mm109Voiced bilabial nasalmockmQk
n110n110Lower Case Nn110Voiced dental or alveolar nasalknocknQk
N78N78Engŋ331Voiced velar nasal thingTIN
r114r114Lower Case Rr114Voiced apico-alveolar trillwrongrQN
l108l108Lower Case Ll108Voiced alveolar lateral approximantlonglQN
w119w119Lower Case Ww119Voiced rounded labial-velar approximantwaspwQsp
j106j106Lower Case Jj106Voiced palatal median approximantyachtjQt
I73I73Small Capital Iɪ618lax close front unrounded pitpIt
e101e101Lower Case Ee101petpet
{123{123 æ ligatureæ230Near-open front unroundedpatp{t
Q81Q81Turned script aɒ594Open back roundedpotpQt
V86V86Turned vʌ 652Open-mid back unrounded cutkVt
U85U85Upsilonʊ650Lax close back rounded putpUt
@64@64Turned eə601schwa (unstressed mid central vowel)another@|"nV|D@
i105i:105 + 58Lower Case I105+720easeiz
eI69 + 73eI69 + 73Lower Case E + Small Capital I101+618raisereIz
aI97 + 73aI97 + 73Lower Case A + Small Capital I97+618riseraIz
OI79 + 73OI79 + 73Turned c + Small Capital Iɔɪ596+618noisenOIz
u117u:117 + 58Lower Case U117+720loseluz
@U64 + 85@U64 + 85Turned e + Upsilonəʊ601+650nosen@Uz
aU97 + 85aU97 + 85Lower Case A + Upsilon97+650rouseraUz
351 3: 51+ 58Rev. epsilon + length markɜː604+720fursf3z
A65 A: 65 + 58 Latin small letter alpha + modifier letter triangular colonɑː593+720Open back unrounded vowelstars"stAz
a197a97Latin small letter Aa97Open front or central unrounded vowelLlan"lan
O 79 O:79 + 58Turned c + length mark ɔː596+720causekOz
I@73 + 64I@73 + 64Small capital I + Turned eɪə618+601fearsfI@z
e@69 + 64e@69 + 64Lower Case E + Turned e101+601stairsste@z
U@85 + 64U@85 + 64Upsilon + Turned eʊə650+601cureskjU@z
"34"34Vertical Stroke (Superior)ˈ 712Primary Stressmeasure "me|Z@
%37%37Lower vert. str.ˌ 716Secondary StressUniversity%ju|nI|"v3|sI|ti
|124N/APeriod.46Syllable Break measure"me|Z@
32N/ANumber Sign#35Word BoundaryCity Art CentresI|ti *At "sen|t@
=61=61Inferior strokem̩ n̩ l̩809Diactritic meaning syllabic: n (=n); Syllabic l (=l)gardensgA|d=nz