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US English (ENG) NT-Sampa Chart

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NT-SAMPASAMPAIPAMeaningUS 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 stopkinkIn
g103g103Lower Case Gg103Voiced velar (or advancced velar) stopgivegIv
tS116+83tS116+83T-Esh Ligatureʧ679Voiceless palato-alveolar affricativechintSIn
dZ100+90dZ100+90D-Yogh Ligatureʤ676Voiced postalveolar affricativegindZIn
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
S83S83Eshʃ643Voiceless palatoalveolar fricativeshinSIn
Z90Z90Ezh(Yogh)ʒ658vd. palatoalveolar fric.measure"mE|Z@r
h104h104Lower case Hh104Voiceless glottal fricative or approximanthithIt
j106j106Lower Case Jj106Voiced palatal median approximantyachtjAt
m109m109Lower Case Mm109Voiced bilabial nasalmockmAk
n110n110Lower Case Nn110Voiced dental or alveolar nasalknocknAk
N78N78Engŋ331Voiced velar nasalthingTIN
r114r114Lower case Rr114Voiced apico-alveolar trillwrongrON
l108l108Lower Case Ll108Voiced alveolar lateral approximantlonglON
w119w119Lower Case Ww119Voiced rounded labial-velar approximantwaspwAsp
?63?63Dotless ?ʔ660Glottal Stopthe eggDi "?Eg
i105i105Lower Case Ii105Cardinal Vowel No. 1:close front unroundedeaseiz
l73I73Small Capital I ɪ618Lax close front unroundedpitpIt
e101e101Lower Case Ee101Cardinal vowel No.2: close mid front unroundedraiserez
E69E69Epsilonɛ603open-mid front unroundedpetpEt
{123{123æ ligatureæ230Near-open front unroundedpatp{t
A65A65script aɑ593open back unroundedpotpAt
o111o111Lower Case Oo111Cardinal Vowel No.7: close-mid back roundednosenoz
O79O79turned cɔ596open-mid back roundedcausekOz
V86V86Turned vʌ652Open-mid back roundedcutkVt
u117u117Lower Case Uu117Cardinal Vowel No. 8: close backroundedloseluz
U85U85upsilonʊ650Lax close back roundedputpUt
@64@64turned eə601schwa (unstressed mid central vowel)allow@|"laU
al97+73aI97+73Lower case A + Small Capital I97+618riseraIz
OI79+73OI79+73Turned c + Small Capital Iɔɪ596+618noisenOIz
aU97+85aU97+85Lower case A + Upsilon97+650rouseraUz
@r64+1143’51+96Right-hook reversed epsilonɝ605Rhotacized open-mid centralfursf@rz
@r64+114A’65+96Right-hook schwaɚ602Rhotecized schwacorner"kOr|n@r
"34"34Vertical Stroke (Superior)ˈ34Primary Stresshotdogger"hAt|%dO|g@r
%37%37Lower vert. strokeˌ37Secondary Stresshotdogger"hAt|%dO|g@r
*42n/an/aNuclear (Phrase Level) Stress
|124n/an/aPeriod.46Syllable Boundaryhamster"h{m|st@r
32n/an/aNumber sign#35Word BoundaryJoe’s Hot Dogs"Joz "hAt "dOgz

Note: The nuclear stress symbol, if present, must immediately precede a primary stress symbol.