Welsh (cy-GB)
The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the Welsh voice supported by Amazon Polly.
IPA |
X-SAMPA |
Description |
Example |
Viseme |
---|---|---|---|---|
Consonants |
||||
b |
b |
voiced bilabial plosive |
baban |
p |
d |
d |
voiced alveolar plosive |
deg |
t |
d͡ʒ |
dZ |
voiced postalveolar affricate |
garej |
S |
ð |
D |
voiced dental fricative |
deuddeg |
T |
f |
f |
voiceless labiodental fricative |
ffacs |
f |
g |
g |
voiced velar plosive |
gadael |
k |
h |
h |
voiceless glottal fricative |
haearn |
k |
j |
j |
palatal approximant |
astudio |
i |
k |
k |
voiceless velar plosive |
cant |
k |
l |
l |
alveolar lateral approximant |
lan |
t |
ɬ |
K |
voiceless alveolar lateral fricative |
llan |
t |
m |
m |
bilabial nasal |
mae |
p |
m̥ |
m_0 |
voiceless bilabial nasal |
ymhen |
p |
n |
n |
alveolar nasal |
naw |
t |
n̥ |
n_0 |
voiceless alveolar nasal |
anhawster |
t |
ŋ |
N |
velar nasal |
argyfwng |
k |
ŋ̊ |
N_0 |
voiceless velar nasal |
anghenion |
k |
p |
p |
voiceless bilabial plosive |
pump |
p |
r |
r |
alveolar trill |
rhoi |
r |
r̥ |
r_0 |
voiceless alveolar trill |
garw |
r |
s |
s |
voiceless alveolar fricative |
saith |
s |
ʃ |
S |
voiceless postalveolar fricative |
siawns |
S |
t |
t |
voiceless alveolar plosive |
tegan |
t |
t͡ʃ |
tS |
voiceless postalveolar affricate |
cytsain |
S |
θ |
T |
voiceless dental fricative |
aberth |
T |
v |
v |
voiced labiodental fricative |
prawf |
f |
w |
w |
labial-velar approximant |
rhagweld |
u |
χ |
X |
voiceless uvular fricative |
chwech |
k |
z |
z |
voiced alveolar fricative |
aids |
s |
ʒ |
Z |
voiced postalveolar fricative |
rouge |
S |
Vowels |
||||
ə |
@ |
mid central vowel |
ychwanega |
@ |
a |
a |
open front unrounded vowel |
acen |
a |
ai |
ai |
diphthong |
dau |
a |
au |
au |
diphthong |
awdur |
a |
ɑː |
A: |
long open back unrounded vowel |
mab |
a |
ɑːɨ |
A:1 |
diphthong |
aelod |
a |
e: |
e: |
long close-mid front unrounded vowel |
peth |
e |
ɛ |
E |
open-mid front unrounded vowel |
pedwar |
E |
ɛi |
Ei |
diphthong |
beic |
E |
i: |
i: |
long close front unrounded vowel |
tri |
i |
ɪ |
I |
near-close near-front unrounded vowel |
miliwn |
i |
ɨu |
1u |
diphthong |
unigryw |
i |
o: |
o: |
long close-mid back rounded vowel |
oddi |
o |
ɔ |
O |
open-mid back rounded vowel |
oddieithr |
O |
ɔi |
Oi |
diphthong |
troi |
O |
ɔu |
Ou |
diphthong |
rownd |
O |
u: |
u: |
long close back rounded vowel |
cwch |
u |
ʊ |
U |
near-close near-back rounded vowel |
acwstig |
u |
ʊi |
Ui |
diphthong |
wyth |
u |
Additional Symbols |
||||
ˈ |
" |
primary stress |
Alabama |
|
ˌ |
% |
secondary stress |
Alabama |
|
. |
. |
syllable boundary |
A.la.ba.ma |