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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Mandinka on Wikipedia.

It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Mandinka in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first.

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See Mandinka phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Mandinka.

Consonants
IPA	Examples	English approximation
b	baabaa	beet
tʃ	capatoo	chat
d	dendikoo	duck
f	fee	four
h	haa	happy
dʒ	jatoo	jump
k	kaŋo	kick
l	loolo	love
m	mansa	meet
n	neŋo	not
ɲ	ñiŋ	onion
ŋ	ŋaaji	long
s	saba	sock
t	taamaa	tall
w	wooro	wait
y	yiroo	you
Marginal consonants
ɡ	Gine^[a]	game
p	pompoo^[a]	pizza
r	rafuloo^[b]	rolled r
Stress
ˈ	TBA [ˈTBA] TBA [ˈTBA]	as in commandeer /ˌkɒmənˈdiər/
ˌ	TBA [ˈTBA] TBA [ˈTBA]	as in commandeer /ˌkɒmənˈdiər/

Vowels
IPA	Examples	English approximation
Monophthongs
a	abaraka	British cat; somewhat like cut in other dialects.
aː	aasoo	similar to father
e	eloo	similar to met
eː	eekaa	square
i	itolu	similar to dip
iː	iisaa	deep
o	osoo	story (short)
oː	ooba	story (long)
u	tunkuŋo	similar to foot
uː	tuubi	cool

^ ^a ^b /g/ and /p/ are found in French loans.
^ /r/ is only found initially in loans and onomatopoeia. Otherwise it is the intervocalic allophone of /d/.

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