Jula Pronunciation Guide for Anglophones
| Letter(s) | IPA Symbol | English pronunciation | Jula example | English meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a |
a |
saga |
sheep |
|
aa |
ɑ: |
dark (longer a) |
baara |
travail |
an |
ɑ̃ |
like lawn |
sanji |
rain |
b |
b |
big |
baga |
porridge |
c |
tʃ |
match |
cɛ |
man |
d |
e |
dot |
disi |
chest |
e |
make |
bese |
machete |
|
ee |
e:.[1] |
(drawn out e) |
feere |
sell |
en |
sang.[2] |
ɛ̃ |
sen |
foot |
ɛ |
ɛ |
kɛnɛya |
health |
|
ɛɛ |
ɛ: |
(drawn out short e) |
mɛɛn |
last |
ɛn |
ɛ̃ |
(nasalized short e) |
bɛn |
agree |
f |
f |
fox |
foro |
field |
g |
g |
get |
mɔgɔ |
person |
gw or gb |
gw or gb |
gw or gb |
gwɛlɛ or gbɛlɛ |
hard |
h |
h |
hello |
hakili |
intelligence |
i |
i |
misi |
cow |
|
ii |
i: |
(lengthened i) |
miiri |
thought |
in |
ĩ |
nasilized i like seen[3] |
min |
drink |
j |
ɟ or dʒ |
Abidjan |
ji |
water |
k |
k |
kiosque |
kitabu |
livre |
l |
l |
late |
lolo |
star |
m |
m |
mat |
maro |
rice |
n |
n |
note |
nɔnɔ |
milk |
ɲ |
ɲ |
oignon |
ɲɔ |
mil |
ŋ |
ŋ |
ten glasses (ng)[2] |
ŋɔni |
thorn |
o |
no |
bolo |
arm |
|
oo |
o: |
(drawn out o) |
looru |
cinq |
on |
õ |
nom[2] |
bon |
maison |
ɔ |
sɔrɔ |
trouver |
||
ɔɔ |
ɔ: |
(drawn out ɔ) |
fɔɔnɔ |
vomir |
ɔn |
ɑ̃ |
like 'ahn’[4] |
dɔn |
danser |
p |
p |
pen |
pan |
jump |
r |
r |
pero[5] |
bɔrɔ |
sac |
s |
s |
sauce |
sara |
payer |
t |
t |
table |
toto |
rat |
u |
u |
boot |
kura |
nouveau |
uu |
u: |
(lenthened u) |
suuri |
baisser |
un |
ũ |
(nasal u) |
kunkolo |
head |
v |
v |
vol |
vote[6] |
vote |
w |
w |
watch |
wari |
money |
y |
j |
yes |
yan |
here |
z |
z |
zoo |
zɔnzɔn |
shrimp |