(English_(Nigeria)_MFA_dictionary_v3_0_0)= # English (Nigeria) MFA dictionary v3.0.0 ``````{dictionary} English (Nigeria) MFA dictionary v3.0.0 :id: "English (Nigeria) MFA dictionary v3_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/v3.0.0/README.md :start-after: "## Dictionary details" :end-before: "## Installation" ``` ```{admonition} G2P models * {ref}`english_(nigeria)_mfa_g2p_model_v3_0_0` ``` `````` ```{include} ../../../../dictionary/english/nigeria_mfa/v3.0.0/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: 11447 * Examples * maid: [m e d] * mario: [m a ɹ i o] * maps: [m a p s] * email: [ɛ m e ɫ] * mʲ * Occurrences: 2723 * Examples * mist: [mʲ i s t] * admit: [a d mʲ i t] * gimme: [ɟ i mʲ iː] * myth: [mʲ i θ] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * ɱ * Occurrences: 11 * Examples ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * n * Occurrences: 23049 * Examples * agent: [e dʒ ɛ n t] * noise: [n ɔj z] * wound: [w uː n d] * down: [d aw n] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * ɲ * Occurrences: 4919 * Examples * until: [ɔ ɲ tʲ i ɫ] * danny: [d a ɲ i] * minim: [mʲ i ɲ i m] * any: [ɛ ɲ i] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * ŋ * Occurrences: 4926 * Examples * lying: [l aj i ŋ] * hang: [h a ŋ] * bling: [b ʎ i ŋ ɡ] * mango: [m a ŋ ɡ o] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - {manner}`Stop` {submanner}`Plain` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * p * Occurrences: 6277 * Examples * april: [e p ɹ i ɫ] * plato: [p l e tʰ o] * prove: [p ɹ o v] * spite: [s p aj] * pʲ * Occurrences: 1118 * Examples * pure: [pʲ ɔ] * lapis: [l a pʲ i s] * april: [e pʲ i ɫ] * puree: [pʲ ʊ ɹ iː] * pʷ * Occurrences: 9 * Examples * voiced * b * Occurrences: 7632 * Examples * rib: [ɹ i b] * bow: [b o] * biro: [b aj ɹ o] * beige: [b e ʃ] * bʲ * Occurrences: 1475 * Examples * bids: [bʲ i d z] * obeah: [o bʲ i a] * abc: [e bʲ iː s iː] * bida: [bʲ i d a] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * t̪ * Occurrences: 93 * Examples * thou: [t̪ aw] * death: [d ɛ t̪] * thing: [t̪ i ŋ] * third: [t̪ aː d] * voiced * d̪ * Occurrences: 70 * Examples * these: [d̪ iː s] * other: [ɔ d̪ a] * their: [d̪ ɛː] * mouth: [m aw d̪] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * t * Occurrences: 16736 * Examples * stain: [s t e n] * treat: [t ɹ iː t] * split: [s p ʎ i t] * least: [ʎ iː s t] * tʲ * Occurrences: 4694 * Examples * unity: [j uː ɲ i tʲ i] * pity: [pʰ i tʲ i] * tune: [tʲ uː n] * multi: [m ɔ ɫ tʲ i] * tʷ * Occurrences: 95 * Examples * twin: [tʷ i n] * twill: [tʷ i ɫ] * twist: [tʷ i s t] * twins: [tʷ i n z] * voiced * d * Occurrences: 12967 * Examples * dance: [d a n s] * card: [kʰ a d] * you'd: [j uː d] * okada: [o kʰ a d a] * dʲ * Occurrences: 3352 * Examples * india: [i ɲ dʲ i a] * diya: [dʲ iː a] * dues: [dʲ uː z] * deans: [dʲ iː n z] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * c * Occurrences: 2528 * Examples * naked: [n e c i d] * clips: [c ʎ i p s] * skies: [s c aj z] * scars: [s c aː z] * cʷ * Occurrences: 304 * Examples * queen: [cʷ iː n] * quill: [cʷ i ɫ] * query: [cʷ i ɹ i] * quit: [cʷ i t] * voiced * ɟ * Occurrences: 1047 * Examples * giver: [ɟ i v a] * green: [ɟ ɹ iː n] * gives: [ɟ i v s] * agree: [a ɟ ɹ iː] * ɟʷ * Occurrences: 64 * Examples ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * k * Occurrences: 10174 * Examples * think: [θ i ŋ k] * clef: [k l ɛ f] * score: [s k ɔ] * dock: [d ɔ k] * kʷ * Occurrences: 473 * Examples * choir: [kʷ aj a] * akwa: [a kʷ a] * quake: [kʷ e k] * squad: [s kʷ ɔ d] * voiced * ɡ * Occurrences: 7731 * Examples * gad: [ɡ a d] * egos: [ɛ ɡ o z] * leg: [l ɛ ɡ] * rogue: [ɹ o ɡ] * ɡʷ * Occurrences: 45 * Examples * gweje: [ɡʷ ɛ dʒ e] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * ʔ * Occurrences: 13 * Examples * that: [d̪ a ʔ] * put: [pʰ ʊ ʔ] * jet: [dʒ ɛ ʔ] * seat: [s iː ʔ] ``` * - {submanner}`Aspirated` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * pʰ * Occurrences: 4634 * Examples * pence: [pʰ ɛ n s] * paves: [pʰ e v z] * pens: [pʰ ɛ n z] * polka: [pʰ ɔ ɫ k a] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * tʰ * Occurrences: 4860 * Examples * tare: [tʰ ɛː] * two: [tʰ uː] * team: [tʰ iː m] * too: [tʰ uː] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * cʰ * Occurrences: 1654 * Examples * kills: [cʰ i ɫ z] * nyaki: [ɲ a cʰ i] * kebbi: [cʰ ɛ bʲ i] * kemi: [cʰ ɛ mʲ i] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * kʰ * Occurrences: 5045 * Examples * cause: [kʰ ɔ s] * cola: [kʰ o l a] * kandy: [kʰ a ɲ dʲ i] * calf: [kʰ a f] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - {manner}`Affricate` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * tʃ * Occurrences: 2424 * Examples * fetch: [f ɛ tʃ] * rich: [ɹ i tʃ] * truth: [tʃ uː t̪] * touch: [tʰ ɔ tʃ] * voiced * dʒ * Occurrences: 3814 * Examples * badge: [b a dʒ] * jobs: [dʒ ɔ p s] * john: [dʒ ɔ n] * jar: [dʒ a] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - {manner}`Sibilant` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * s * Occurrences: 25322 * Examples * slip: [s ʎ i p] * scoop: [s k uː p] * serum: [s iː u m] * asita: [a s i t a] * voiced * z * Occurrences: 9061 * Examples * polls: [pʰ o ɫ z] * pens: [pʰ ɛ n z] * kinds: [kʰ aj n z] * zeal: [z iː ɫ] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * ʃ * Occurrences: 5476 * Examples * shey: [ʃ e] * shove: [ʃ ɔ v] * clash: [k l a ʃ] * wash: [w ɔ ʃ] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - {manner}`Fricative` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * f * Occurrences: 5765 * Examples * fault: [f ɔ ɫ t] * fight: [f aj t] * firs: [f aː s] * fold: [f o ɫ d] * fʲ * Occurrences: 1608 * Examples * fuel: [fʲ ʊ ɛ ɫ] * fifty: [fʲ i f tʰ i] * fear: [fʲ i a] * few: [fʲ uː] * voiced * v * Occurrences: 3935 * Examples * move: [m uː v] * via: [v aj a] * river: [ɹ aj v a] * delve: [d ɛ ɫ v] * vʲ * Occurrences: 1126 * Examples * davis: [d e vʲ i s] * vicky: [vʲ i cʰ i] * views: [vʲ uː s] * vera: [vʲ i ɹ a] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * θ * Occurrences: 1798 * Examples * worth: [w ɔ θ] * sith: [s iː θ] * maths: [m a θ s] * theft: [θ ɛ f t] * voiced * ð * Occurrences: 441 * Examples * oaths: [o ð z] * dey: [ð e] * other: [ɔ ð a] * these: [ð iː z] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * ç * Occurrences: 694 * Examples * heath: [ç iː θ] * heavy: [ç iː vʲ i] * huge: [ç uː dʒ] * haze: [ç e z] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * voiceless * h * Occurrences: 2422 * Examples * hand: [h a n d] * hole: [h o ɫ] * hire: [h aj a] * hans: [h a n s] ``` * - {manner}`Approximant` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * w * Occurrences: 2589 * Examples * white: [w aj] * wider: [w aj d a] * wild: [w aj ɫ d] * ewedu: [ɛ w ɛ d uː] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * ɹ * Occurrences: 19115 * Examples * trim: [tʃ ɹ i m] * risk: [ɹ i s k] * guru: [ɡ uː ɹ uː] * react: [ɹ iː a t] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * j * Occurrences: 1209 * Examples * yaba: [j a b a] * yale: [j e ɫ] * azure: [a z j ʊ a] * ijaye: [iː dʒ a j e] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - {manner}`Lateral` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * l * Occurrences: 9196 * Examples * flame: [f l e m] * late: [l e t] * clerk: [k l a k] * los: [l ɔ s] * ɫ * Occurrences: 7411 * Examples * hull: [h ɔ ɫ] * cells: [s ɛ ɫ s] * meals: [mʲ iː ɫ z] * fails: [f e ɫ z] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * other * ʎ * Occurrences: 5843 * Examples * badly: [b a d ʎ i] * folic: [f o ʎ i k] * early: [aː ʎ i] * sleep: [s ʎ iː p] ``` - ```{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: 40457 * Examples * mints: [mʲ i n t s] * being: [bʲ iː i ŋ] * tenth: [tʰ i n θ] * bobby: [b ɔ bʲ i] * iː * Occurrences: 6260 * Examples * meets: [mʲ iː t s] * deity: [dʲ iː i tʲ i] * read: [ɹ iː d] * leans: [ʎ iː n z] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * rounded * u * Occurrences: 4063 * Examples * rome: [ɹ u m] * torus: [tʰ ɔ ɹ u s] * yusuf: [j u s ʊ f] * mosun: [m ʊ s u n] * uː * Occurrences: 4739 * Examples * fruit: [f ɹ uː t] * who's: [h uː z] * tool: [tʃ uː ɫ] * umar: [uː m a ɹ] ``` * - - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * rounded * ʊ * Occurrences: 3803 * Examples * puts: [pʰ ʊ t s] * pulls: [pʰ ʊ ɫ z] * moot: [m ʊ t] * old: [ɔ ʊ ɫ d] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - Close-Mid - ```{ipa_cell} * unrounded * e * Occurrences: 7803 * Examples * flame: [f l e m] * aim: [e m] * saint: [s e n t] * wade: [w e d] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * rounded * o * Occurrences: 7104 * Examples * don't: [d o n] * robe: [ɹ o b] * oyo: [ɔj o] * nodes: [n o t s] ``` * - - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - Open-Mid - ```{ipa_cell} * unrounded * ɛ * Occurrences: 21132 * Examples * pedal: [pʰ ɛ d a ɫ] * tense: [tʰ ɛ n s] * jetty: [dʒ ɛ tʰ i] * trend: [tʃ ɹ ɛ n] * ɛː * Occurrences: 769 * Examples * girl: [ɡ ɛː ɫ] * chair: [tʃ ɛː] * are: [ɛː] * bear: [b ɛː] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * unrounded * ɜ * Occurrences: 136 * Examples * bury: [b ɜ ɹ i] * ɜː * Occurrences: 3 * Examples ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * rounded * ɔ * Occurrences: 24024 * Examples * honey: [h ɔ ɲ i] * lung: [l ɔ ŋ ɡ] * more: [m ɔ] * false: [f ɔ ɫ s] ``` * - - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` * - Open - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} * unrounded * a * Occurrences: 35564 * Examples * basal: [b a s a ɫ] * blast: [b l a s t] * tower: [tʰ aw a] * buyer: [b aj a] * aː * Occurrences: 2169 * Examples * versa: [v aː s a] * turn: [tʰ aː n] * birth: [b aː s] * nerve: [n aː v] ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` - ```{ipa_cell} ``` `````` #### Diphthongs * {ipa_inline}`aj` * {ipa_inline}`aw` * {ipa_inline}`ɔj`