Help:IPA/Tunisian Arabic

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Consonants
IPA	Example	IPA	English approximation
b	Ballûna	[balˈluːna]	boy
d	dâr	[daːr]	duck
ð	ðêb	[ðɛːb]	then
ðˤ	ðgħâhăr	[ðˤa:hər]	that, but pharyngealised
dz^[a]	ḑêyăr	[ˈd͡zɛːjər]	pads
ʒ	jĭlâtgħ	[ʒɪˈlaːtˤ]	vision
f	foşîtgħà	[fɔrˈʃiːtˤa]	four
ɡ	gatgħtgħù	[gaˈtˤtˤu]	game
h	hakêkà	[haˈkɛːka]	help
ħ	ħâkăm	[ˈħaːkəm]	hello, but pharyngeal
j	yûm	[juːm]	yes
k	kalb	[kalb]	scar
l	lĭbsà	[ˈlɪbsa]	look
m	mrâ	[mra:]	mole
n	nêb	[nɛːb]	bin
θ	ŧlêŧà	[ˈθlɛːθa]	thing
q	qdîm	[qdiːm]	cup, but uvular
p^[b]	pîsîn	[piːˈsiːn]	spat
r	ray	[raj]	right (Trilled R)
s	sqàf	[sqaf]	sow
ʃ	şàrka	[ˈʃarka]	shell
t	tûba	[tu:ba]	stake
tʃ^[a]	çîşa	[t͡ʃiːʃa]	chew
v^[b]	tàlvza	[ˈtalvza]	vet
w	wàrda	[ˈwarda]	wall
x	ķâtăm	[ˈxa:təm]	loch (Scottish)
ʁ	màğrăb	[ˈmaʁrəb]	French rouge (Guttural R)
z	zlêbyà	[ˈzlɛːbja]	zoo
ʕ	għòrśan	[ˈʕɔrsˤa]	No equivalent; Standard Arabic 'ayn (ع)
ʔ^[c]	yĭśăl	[ˈjɪsʔəl]	The pause in uh-oh!; Cockney button

Vowels
IPA	Example	IPA	English approximation
a	kab	[kab]	gut
ɛ	għlêş	[ʕˈlɛːʃ]	bed
ə	ðgħâhăr	[ðˤa:hər]	killer
ɪ	gĭd	[gɪd]	bit
i	fìsagħ	[ˈfisaʕ]	meet
ɔ	mòķ	[mɔχ]	core
u	măhûş	[məˈhuːʃ]	doom

Suprasegmentals
IPA	Explanation
◌ˤ	pharyngealised vowel or consonant
◌ː	long vowel

^ Ben Farah, A. (2008). "Les affriquées en dialectal tunisien". Atlas linguistique de Tunisie (in French).
^ Talmoudi, Fathi (1979). The Arabic Dialect of Sûsa (Tunisia). Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis. ISBN 91-7346-079-6.
^ Gibson, M. (2009). "Tunis Arabic". Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. Vol. 4. pp. 563–71. ISBN 978-90-04-14973-1.
^ Singer, H. R. (1981). "Zum arabischen Dialekt von Valencia". Oriens (in German). 27–28 (1): 317–323. doi:10.1163/18778372-02702801010.‏

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[1] Ben Farah, A. (2008). "Les affriquées en dialectal tunisien". Atlas linguistique de Tunisie (in French).

[talmoudi-3] Talmoudi, Fathi (1979). The Arabic Dialect of Sûsa (Tunisia). Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis. ISBN 91-7346-079-6.

[gibson-5] Gibson, M. (2009). "Tunis Arabic". Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. Vol. 4. pp. 563–71. ISBN 978-90-04-14973-1.

[6] Singer, H. R. (1981). "Zum arabischen Dialekt von Valencia". Oriens (in German). 27–28 (1): 317–323. doi:10.1163/18778372-02702801010.‏

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