Kirshenbaum chart - Definition

Kirshenbaum is a system for writing the International Phonetic Alphabet in ASCII.

Contents

1 Kirshenbaum charts of consonants and vowels

2 Consonant chart

2.1 Consonant modifiers and diacritics

3 Vowel chart

3.1 Vowel modifiers and diacritics

Kirshenbaum charts of consonants and vowels

This chart is based off information provided in the Kirshenbaum specification.[1] (http://www.kirshenbaum.net/IPA/ascii-ipa.pdf), [2] (http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Evan_Kirshenbaum/IPA/faq.html) It may also be helpful to compare it to the SAMPA chart or X-SAMPA chart.

Consonant chart

Kirshenbaum chart of consonants
(the paired signs are voiceless/voiced consonants)

Bilabials

Labiodentals

Dentals

Alveolars

Retroflexes

Palato-alveolars

Palatals

Velars

Uvulars

Labiovelars

Pharyngeals

Glottals

Alveolar laterals

Nasals m M n[ n n. n^ N n" n<lbv>

Stops p b t[ d[ t d t. d. c J k g q G t<lbv> d<lbv> ?

Fricatives P B f v T D s z s. z. S Z C C<vcd> x Q X g" w<vls> w H H<vcd> h<?> s<lat> z<lat>

Approximants r<lbd> r[ r r. j j<vel> g" w h

Laterals l[ l l. l^ L

Trills b<trl> r<trl> r"

Flaps * *. *<lat>

Ejectives p` t[` t` c` k` q`

Implosives b` d` d` J` g` G`

Clicks p! t! c! c! k! l!

Consonant modifiers and diacritics

Modifiers and diacritics follow the symbol they modify.

Modifier/diacritic	Meaning
`!`	Click
`"`	Uvular
`-`	Syllabic
`.`	Retroflex
`;`	Palatalized
`[`	Dental
`^`	Palatal
`	Voiced: Implosive Unvoiced: Ejective
`~`	Velarized
`<?>`	Murmured
`<H>`	Pharyngealized
`<h>`	Aspirated
`<j>`	Palatalized
`<o>`	Unexploded
`<r>`	Rhoticized
`<w>`	Labialized

Vowel chart

Kirshenbaum simplified chart of vowels (the paired signs are unrounded/rounded vowels)
	Front	Central	Back	Rhotic (central)
Closed or high	`i y I I.`	`i" u"`	`u- u U`
Half closed	`e Y`	`@<umd> @ @.`	`o- o`	`R<umd> R`
Half open	`E W`	`V" O"`	`V O`
Open or low	`& &.`	`a a.`	`A A.`

Vowel modifiers and diacritics