The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Fijian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
English approximations are in some cases very loose, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent |
| β |
v |
von |
| ð |
c |
then |
| j |
y (often silent) |
yes |
| k |
k |
sky |
| l |
l |
less |
| m |
m |
mum |
| mb |
b |
amber |
| n |
n |
noon |
| nd |
d |
dandy |
| ɳaaɖ |
nr |
indraw |
| ndʒ |
j, di [ndʒ]
|
inɡenious |
| ŋ |
g |
song
|
| ŋaaɡ |
q |
finger |
| r |
r |
(trilled) |
| s |
s |
sis |
| t |
t |
stop |
| tʃ |
j, ti ([tʃaai]) |
church, venture |
| ɰ |
w |
water |
| Stress |
| IPA |
Example |
Note |
| ˈ |
siga [ˈaasiŋaaa],
cauravou [ðaaɔaauraˈaaβaaou]
|
Stress falls on the
penultimate vowel letter[1]
|
|
| Vowels |
| IPA |
Orthography |
nearest English equivalent |
| a |
a |
cat |
| aː |
father |
| e |
e |
pet |
| eː |
plate |
| i |
i |
seat |
| iː |
seed |
| o |
o |
old |
| oː |
more |
| u |
u |
coot |
| uː |
moon |
| Diphthongs |
| ei |
ei |
grey
|
| eu |
eu |
|
| ɛaai |
ai |
between may and my
|
| iu |
iu |
eew! |
| oi |
oi |
coy
|
| ou |
ou |
know
|
| ɔaau |
au |
between know and now
|
|
Notes
-
↑ That is, penultimate syllable if final vowel is short, but final syllable if that has a long vowel or diphthong.
