The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Odia pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Odia phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Odia.
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Odia |
English approximation |
| b |
ବ |
big |
| bʱ |
ଭ |
abhor |
| d̪[1] |
ଦ |
that |
| d̪ʱ[1] |
ଧ |
|
| ɖ |
ଡ |
dice |
| ɖʱ |
ଢ |
guardhouse |
| d͡ʒ |
ଜ |
junior |
| d͡ʒʱ |
ଝ |
fridge handle |
| ɡ |
ଗ |
go |
| ɡʱ |
ଘ |
pigheaded |
| h |
ହ |
head |
| k |
କ |
skate |
| kʰ |
ଖ |
Kate, Stockholm |
| l |
ଲ |
light (clear L) |
| ɺ̢ |
ହ୍ଳ |
|
| m |
ମ |
might |
| n |
ନ |
not |
| ɳ |
ଣ |
American morning |
| ŋ |
ଙ |
sing |
| p |
ପ |
spot |
| pʰ |
ଫ |
pot |
| ɾ |
ର |
Scottish three, American ladder |
| ɽ |
ଡ଼ |
|
| ɽʱ |
ଢ଼ |
|
| s |
ସ |
so |
| t̪[1] |
ତ |
|
| t̪ʰ[1] |
ଥ |
thought |
| ʈ |
ଟ |
stop |
| ʈʰ |
ଠ |
top |
| t͡ʃ |
ଚ |
latch |
| t͡ʃʰ |
ଛ |
choose, which hand |
|
| Reduced vowels |
| IPA |
Odia |
English approximation |
| ɵ |
ଅ |
|
|
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 For the typical untrained native English speaker, Odia [t̪ t̪ʰ ʈ ʈʰ] are perceived as /t/; likewise, Odia [d̪ d̪ʱ ɖ ɖʱ] are all perceived as /d/. Odia [t̪ d̪] are pronounced like Spanish [t d], with the tongue touching the teeth, and [t̪ʰ d̪] are how an Odia speaker pronounces English /θ ð/ (as in think' and that). Odia [ʈ ɖ] are pronounced with the tongue further back, touching behind the teeth, and [ʈʰ ɖ] are how an Odia speaker pronounces English /t d/; [ʈ] is how an Odia speaker pronounces English t after s, as in stop.
