Consonants |
IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent |
b̥ |
Huube [ˈhuːb̥ə] 'bonnet' (ZH)[1] |
bare |
ç |
Kicha [ˈkʰɪçɐ] 'kitchen' (Upper Swabian) |
hew[2] |
d̥ |
Lade [ˈlɒd̥ə] 'store' (ZH)[1] |
dart |
f |
offe [ˈofə] 'open' (VS) |
foot |
fː |
offe [ˈofːə] 'open' (BE) |
staff function |
ɡ̊ |
haage [ˈhɒːɡ̊ə] 'fence in' (ZH)[1] |
go |
ɣ̊ |
mache [ˈmɒɣ̊ə] 'to make' (ZH)[1][3] |
Scottish loch |
ʁ̥ |
mache [ˈmɒʁ̥ə] 'to make' (ZH)[1][3] |
h |
Hand [hɒnd̥] 'hand' (ZH) |
hat |
j |
Jaar [jɒːr] 'year' (ZH) |
you |
k |
Egge [ˈekə] 'edge' (BS) |
scan |
kː |
Egge [ˈɛkːə] 'edge' (BE) |
scan |
kʰ |
Kind [kʰind̥] 'child' (BS)[4] |
cone |
kx |
hocke [ˈhokxə] 'sit' (ZH)[3] |
Broad cockney cake |
qχ |
hocke [ˈhoqχə] 'sit' (ZH)[3] |
l |
maale [ˈmɒːlə] 'to paint' (ZH) |
lover |
lː |
Müller [ˈmylːər] 'miller' (ZH) |
real life |
ɫ |
Wält [ˈʋæɫt] 'world' (Saanenland) |
build |
ɫː |
alli [ˈaɫːi] 'all' (Saanenland) |
real life |
m |
zaame [ˈtsɒːmə] 'tame' (ZH) |
mood |
mː |
Hammer [ˈhamːər] 'hammer' (BE) |
film-maker |
n |
zaane [ˈtsɒːnə] 'to teethe' (ZH) |
noon |
nː |
Sunne [ˈz̥ʊnːə] 'sun' (BE) |
cleanness |
ŋ |
Zange [ˈtsɒŋə] 'pliers' (ZH) |
ring |
ŋː |
Zange [ˈtsaŋːə] 'pliers' (BE) |
ring, but longer |
p |
huupe [ˈhuːpə] 'to hoot' (BS) |
span |
pː |
öppe [ˈœpːə] 'around' (BE) |
span |
pʰ |
Pack [pʰɒkx] 'parcel' (ZH)[4] |
pole |
pf |
Soipfe [ˈz̥oi̯pfə] 'soap' (ZH) |
cupfull |
r |
faare [ˈv̥ɒːrə] 'to drive' (ZH)[5] |
American water |
rː |
cheerren [ˈxeːrːən] 'to sweep' (Haslital)[5] |
Italian burro |
ʀ |
faare [ˈv̥ɒːʀə] 'to drive' (ZH)[5] |
French frere or Northumbrian burr |
ʁ |
faare [ˈv̥ɒːʁə] 'to drive' (ZH)[5] |
ʁ̥ |
besser [ˈb̥esʁ̥] 'better' (BS)[5] |
Scottish loch |
ʕ |
ändard [ˈend̥aʕd̥] 'changes' (SWG)[6] |
RP ahead, but with pharynx constricted |
s |
hasse [ˈhɑsə] 'to hate' (VS) |
soon |
sː |
hasse [ˈhasːə] 'to hate' (BE) |
class size |
ʃ |
tüüsche [ˈtyːʃə] 'to exchange' (VS) |
ship |
ʃː |
Äsche [ˈæʃːə] 'ash' (BE) |
cash shortage |
t |
Latte [ˈlɑtə] 'lath' (BS) |
stand |
tː |
Latte [ˈlatːə] 'lath' (BE) |
stand |
tʰ |
Thee [tʰeː] 'tea' (ZH)[4] |
too |
ts |
butze [ˈb̥utsə] 'to clean' (ZH) |
cats |
tʃ |
tätsche [ˈtætʃə] 'to clap' (ZH) |
chip |
v̥ |
Ofe [ˈov̥ə] 'oven' (ZH)[1] |
foot |
ʋ |
Wand [ʋɒnd̥] 'wall' (ZH) |
between wine and vine |
ʋː |
niww [niʋː] 'new' (Haslital) |
between wine and vine |
w |
Giel [ɡ̊iə̯w] 'boy' (BE)[7] |
wine |
wː |
Balle [ˈb̥awːə] 'ball' (BE)[8] |
roughly like bowwow |
x |
Chatz [ˈxɑts] 'cat' (Simmental)[3] |
Scottish loch |
xː |
lache [ˈlaxːə] 'to laugh' (Simmental)[3] |
Scottish loch, but longer |
χ |
Chatz [ˈχɑts] 'cat' (BE)[3] |
Scottish loch |
χː |
lache [ˈlaχːə] 'to laugh' (BE)[3] |
Scottish loch, but longer |
z̥ |
Hase [ˈhɒz̥ə] 'hares' (ZH)[1] |
soon |
ʒ̊ |
nuusche [ˈnuːʒ̊ə] 'to rummage' (ZH)[1] |
ship |