Inventory Nuclear Igbo (UPSID)

Source name: IGBO

Segment Representation Segment class Combined class

Consonants (Pulmonic)

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal  Velar  Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Plosive p b t̪ d̪ t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ   ʔ  
Nasal m ɱ n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ
Trill ʙ r̪ r ʀ
Tap or Flap ⱱ ɾ̪ ɾ ɽ
Fricative ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ h ɦ
Lateral fricative ɬ ɮ
Approximant ʋ ɹ ɻ j ɰ
Lateral approximant l̪ l ɭ ʎ ʟ

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.

Consonants (Non-Pulmonic)

Clicks Voiced implosives
ʘ Bilabial ɓ Bilabial
ǀ Dental ɗ Dental/alveolar
ǃ (Post)alveolar ʄ Palatal
ǂ Palatoalveolar ɠ Velar
ǁ Alveolar lateral ʛ Uvular

Vowels

Vowel Quadrilateral
Front Central Back Close Close-mid Open-mid Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.

Other Segments

pʲ LATIN SMALL LETTER P - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
d̠ʒ LATIN SMALL LETTER D - COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW - LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH
d̪̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER D - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ɡʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER SCRIPT G - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
ɡ̤ʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER SCRIPT G - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
z̪ LATIN SMALL LETTER Z - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW
s̪ LATIN SMALL LETTER S - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW
ŋm LATIN SMALL LETTER ENG - LATIN SMALL LETTER M
ɗ̥ LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH HOOK - COMBINING RING BELOW
d̠ʒ̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER D - COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW - LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ɡ̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER SCRIPT G - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
pʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER P - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
t̠ʃʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW - LATIN SMALL LETTER ESH - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
bʲ LATIN SMALL LETTER B - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
ɾ̪ʲ LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
kʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER K - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
ɓ̥ LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH HOOK - COMBINING RING BELOW
kʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER K - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
b̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER B - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
t̪ʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
hʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER H - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
b̤ʲ LATIN SMALL LETTER B - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
kʷʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER K - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
pʲʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER P - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
w LATIN SMALL LETTER W