(English_(Nigeria)_MFA_dictionary_v2_0_0)=
# English (Nigeria) MFA dictionary v2.0.0

``````{dictionary} English (Nigeria) MFA dictionary v2.0.0
:id: "English (Nigeria) MFA dictionary v2_0_0"
:tags: English;MFA;IPA
:language: "English"
:dialect: Nigeria
:layout: mfa
:template: dictionary_template
:phoneset: "MFA"
:license: "CC BY 4.0"

   ```{include} ../../../../dictionary/english/nigeria_mfa/v2.0.0/README.md
    :start-after: "## Dictionary details"
    :end-before: "## Installation"
   ```


   ```{admonition} G2P models
   * {ref}`english_(nigeria)_mfa_g2p_model_v2_0_0`
   ```

``````

```{include} ../../../../dictionary/english/nigeria_mfa/v2.0.0/README.md
:start-after: "new)."
```

## IPA Charts

### Consonants

Obstruent symbols to the left of {fas}`circle;ipa-dot` are unvoiced and those to the right are voiced.

``````{list-table}
:header-rows: 1
:stub-columns: 1
:class: consonant_chart table-striped table-bordered

* - Manner
  - Labial
  - Labiodental
  - Dental
  - Alveolar
  - Alveopalatal
  - Palatal
  - Velar
  - Glottal
* - {manner}`Nasal`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * m
        * Occurrences: 9914
        * Examples
          * mers: [m aː z]
          * vomer: [v o m a]
          * pump: [pʰ ɔ m p]
          * how'm: [h aw m]
      * mʲ
        * Occurrences: 2445
        * Examples
          * gammy: [ɡ a mʲ i]
          * amuse: [a mʲ uː z]
          * miz: [mʲ i z]
          * mewl: [mʲ uː ɫ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ɱ
        * Occurrences: 570
        * Examples
          * info: [i ɱ f o]
          * envy: [ɛ ɱ vʲ i]
          * envoy: [ɛ ɱ v ɔj]
          * infra: [i ɱ f ɹ a]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * n
        * Occurrences: 19830
        * Examples
          * oron: [ɔ ɹ ɔ n]
          * capon: [cʰ e p u n]
          * niall: [n aj a ɫ]
          * nuns: [n ɔ n z]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ɲ
        * Occurrences: 5022
        * Examples
          * niall: [ɲ iː ɫ]
          * sony: [s o ɲ i]
          * unix: [j uː ɲ i k s]
          * ani: [a ɲ i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ŋ
        * Occurrences: 3762
        * Examples
          * tango: [tʰ a ŋ ɡ o]
          * franc: [f ɹ a ŋ k]
          * swing: [s w i ŋ ɡ]
          * pongy: [pʰ ɔ ŋ i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Stop`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * p
        * Occurrences: 5581
        * Examples
          * capon: [cʰ e p u n]
          * pump: [pʰ ɔ m p]
          * alps: [a ɫ p s]
          * vamp: [v a m p]
    * voiced
      * b
        * Occurrences: 6857
        * Examples
          * batty: [b a tʰ i]
          * blag: [b l a ɡ]
          * burke: [b aː k]
          * bused: [b ɔ s t]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * t
        * Occurrences: 15246
        * Examples
          * jolt: [dʒ o ɫ t]
          * ate: [e t]
          * bused: [b ɔ s t]
          * bight: [b aj t]
    * voiced
      * d
        * Occurrences: 10431
        * Examples
          * dotty: [d ɔ tʰ i]
          * indus: [i n d u s]
          * drear: [d ɹ i a]
          * deafs: [d ɛ f s]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * c
        * Occurrences: 2814
        * Examples
          * query: [c w i ɹ i]
          * clap: [c ʎ a p]
          * kukri: [kʰ ʊ c ɹ i]
          * clad: [c ʎ a d]
    * voiced
      * ɟ
        * Occurrences: 1758
        * Examples
          * ogive: [o ɟ aj v]
          * guild: [ɟ i ɫ d]
          * girl: [ɟ ɛː ɫ]
          * ghit: [ɟ i t]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * k
        * Occurrences: 9658
        * Examples
          * burke: [b aː k]
          * hoax: [h o k s]
          * coca: [kʰ o k a]
          * folk: [f o k]
    * voiced
      * ɡ
        * Occurrences: 5584
        * Examples
          * blag: [b l a ɡ]
          * hogo: [h o ɡ o]
          * gammy: [ɡ a mʲ i]
          * dig: [dʲ i ɡ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * ʔ
        * Occurrences: 35
        * Examples
          * ate: [e ʔ]
          * but: [b ɔ ʔ]
          * and: [ʔ a n]
          * fight: [f aj ʔ]
    ```
* - {manner}`Affricate`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * tʃ
        * Occurrences: 2144
        * Examples
          * chili: [tʃ i ʎ i]
          * stew: [s tʃ uː]
          * rutch: [ɹ ɔ tʃ]
          * dacha: [d a tʃ a]
    * voiced
      * dʒ
        * Occurrences: 3468
        * Examples
          * joys: [dʒ ɔj z]
          * jolt: [dʒ o ɫ t]
          * ogive: [o dʒ aj v]
          * gyre: [dʒ aj a]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Sibilant`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * s
        * Occurrences: 22289
        * Examples
          * hoax: [h o k s]
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
          * alps: [a ɫ p s]
          * stew: [s tʃ uː]
    * voiced
      * z
        * Occurrences: 7465
        * Examples
          * flues: [f l uː z]
          * mers: [m aː z]
          * joys: [dʒ ɔj z]
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * ʃ
        * Occurrences: 4495
        * Examples
          * ship: [ʃ i p]
          * shady: [ʃ e dʲ i]
          * plash: [p l a ʃ]
          * lycia: [ʎ i ʃ a]
    * voiced
      * ʒ
        * Occurrences: 376
        * Examples
          * loge: [l o ʒ]
          * ush: [j uː ʒ]
          * asian: [e ʒ a n]
          * gigue: [ʒ iː ɡ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Fricative`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * f
        * Occurrences: 5227
        * Examples
          * flues: [f l uː z]
          * faves: [f e v z]
          * three: [f ɹ iː]
          * folk: [f o k]
      * fʲ
        * Occurrences: 1479
        * Examples
          * phi: [fʲ iː]
          * fixed: [fʲ i k s t]
          * beefy: [bʲ iː fʲ i]
          * fure: [fʲ ʊ]
    * voiced
      * v
        * Occurrences: 3503
        * Examples
          * vomer: [v o m a]
          * vamp: [v a m p]
          * faves: [f e v z]
          * coven: [kʰ ɔ v ɛ n]
      * vʲ
        * Occurrences: 1019
        * Examples
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
          * aaav: [e e e vʲ iː]
          * gravy: [ɟ ɹ e vʲ i]
          * davit: [d a vʲ i t]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * θ
        * Occurrences: 1720
        * Examples
          * three: [θ ɹ iː]
          * thor: [θ ɔ]
          * theia: [θ iː a]
          * jth: [dʒ e θ]
    * voiced
      * ð
        * Occurrences: 411
        * Examples
          * th': [ð]
          * paths: [pʰ a ð z]
          * then: [ð ɛ n]
          * rathe: [ɹ e ð]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * ç
        * Occurrences: 647
        * Examples
          * hail: [ç e ɫ]
          * ghit: [dʒ iː ç i t]
          * ohim: [o ç i m]
          * hygge: [ç uː ɡ ɛ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * h
        * Occurrences: 2229
        * Examples
          * hoax: [h o k s]
          * how'm: [h aw m]
          * henry: [h ɛ n ɹ i]
          * hogo: [h o ɡ o]
    ```
* - {manner}`Approximant`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * w
        * Occurrences: 3243
        * Examples
          * query: [c w i ɹ i]
          * whim: [w i m]
          * swift: [s w i f t]
          * wayne: [w e n]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ɹ
        * Occurrences: 16947
        * Examples
          * oron: [ɔ ɹ ɔ n]
          * henry: [h ɛ n ɹ i]
          * three: [f ɹ iː]
          * prays: [p ɹ e z]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * j
        * Occurrences: 1086
        * Examples
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
          * yin: [j i n]
          * usta: [j uː s t a]
          * unix: [j uː ɲ i k s]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Lateral`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * l
        * Occurrences: 8120
        * Examples
          * flues: [f l uː z]
          * blag: [b l a ɡ]
          * sloom: [s l uː m]
          * lazar: [l e z a]
      * ɫ
        * Occurrences: 6888
        * Examples
          * jolt: [dʒ o ɫ t]
          * hail: [ç e ɫ]
          * niall: [n aj a ɫ]
          * alps: [a ɫ p s]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ʎ
        * Occurrences: 5499
        * Examples
          * chili: [tʃ i ʎ i]
          * ellis: [ɛ ʎ i s]
          * clap: [c ʎ a p]
          * cully: [kʰ ɔ ʎ i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
``````


### Vowels

Vowel symbols to the left of {fas}`circle;ipa-dot` are unrounded and those to the right are rounded.

``````{list-table}
:header-rows: 1
:stub-columns: 1
:class: vowel_chart table-striped table-bordered

* -
  - Front
  - Near-Front
  - Central
  - Near-Back
  - Back
* - Close
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * i
        * Occurrences: 37694
        * Examples
          * batty: [b a tʰ i]
          * henry: [h ɛ n ɹ i]
          * nike: [n aj cʰ i]
          * chili: [tʃ i ʎ i]
      * iː
        * Occurrences: 6518
        * Examples
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
          * niall: [ɲ iː ɫ]
          * chili: [tʃ i ʎ iː]
          * three: [f ɹ iː]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * rounded
      * u
        * Occurrences: 3895
        * Examples
          * capon: [cʰ e p u n]
          * indus: [i n d u s]
          * melon: [m ɛ l u n]
          * cyrus: [s aj ɹ u s]
      * uː
        * Occurrences: 4365
        * Examples
          * flues: [f l uː z]
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
          * stew: [s tʃ uː]
          * sloom: [s l uː m]
    ```
* -
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * rounded
      * ʊ
        * Occurrences: 3482
        * Examples
          * rutch: [ɹ ʊ tʃ]
          * look: [l ʊ k]
          * kukri: [kʰ ʊ c ɹ i]
          * dure: [dʲ ʊ a]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - Close-Mid
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * e
        * Occurrences: 6864
        * Examples
          * capon: [cʰ e p u n]
          * hail: [ç e ɫ]
          * faves: [f e v z]
          * prays: [p ɹ e z]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * rounded
      * o
        * Occurrences: 6443
        * Examples
          * hoax: [h o k s]
          * jolt: [dʒ o ɫ t]
          * coca: [kʰ o k a]
          * vomer: [v o m a]
    ```
* -
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - Open-Mid
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * ɛ
        * Occurrences: 16455
        * Examples
          * suvs: [ɛ s j uː vʲ iː z]
          * henry: [h ɛ n ɹ i]
          * ate: [ɛ t]
          * ellis: [ɛ ʎ i s]
      * ɛː
        * Occurrences: 679
        * Examples
          * girl: [ɟ ɛː ɫ]
          * glare: [ɡ l ɛː]
          * fare: [f ɛː]
          * arian: [ɛː ɹ i a n]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * ɜ
        * Occurrences: 135
        * Examples
          * perv: [pʰ ɜ v]
          * myrrh: [m ɜ]
          * blur: [b l ɜ]
          * furor: [fʲ ɜ ɹ ɔ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * rounded
      * ɔ
        * Occurrences: 21344
        * Examples
          * jolt: [dʒ ɔ ɫ t]
          * oron: [ɔ ɹ ɔ n]
          * pump: [pʰ ɔ m p]
          * nuns: [n ɔ n z]
    ```
* -
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - Open
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * a
        * Occurrences: 32183
        * Examples
          * batty: [b a tʰ i]
          * blag: [b l a ɡ]
          * coca: [kʰ o k a]
          * vomer: [v o m a]
      * aː
        * Occurrences: 1875
        * Examples
          * mers: [m aː z]
          * burke: [b aː k]
          * girl: [ɡ aː ɫ]
          * lure: [l aː]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
``````


#### Diphthongs

* {ipa_inline}`aj`
* {ipa_inline}`aw`
* {ipa_inline}`ɔj`