(Swahili_MFA_dictionary_v2_0_0)=
# Swahili MFA dictionary v2.0.0

``````{dictionary} Swahili MFA dictionary v2.0.0
:id: "Swahili MFA dictionary v2_0_0"
:tags: Swahili;MFA;IPA
:language: "Swahili"
:dialect: N/A
:layout: mfa
:template: dictionary_template
:phoneset: "MFA"
:license: "CC BY 4.0"

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


   ```{admonition} G2P models
   * {ref}`swahili_mfa_g2p_model_v2_0_0`
   ```


   ```{admonition} Acoustic models
   * {ref}`swahili_mfa_acoustic_model_v2_0_0`
   ```

``````

```{include} ../../../../dictionary/swahili/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: 12949
        * Examples
          * thoma: [t ɔ m ɑ]
          * mwazo: [m w ɑ z ɔ]
          * mtito: [m t i t ɔ]
          * roma: [ɾ ɔ m ɑ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ɱ
        * Occurrences: 213
        * Examples
          * mfuko: [ɱ f u k ɔ]
          * mvumi: [ɱ v u m i]
          * mfike: [ɱ f i k ɛ]
          * mfu: [ɱ f u]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * n
        * Occurrences: 14525
        * Examples
          * fini: [f i n i]
          * nati: [n ɑ t i]
          * keino: [k ɛ i n ɔ]
          * ndovi: [n d ɔ v i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ɲ
        * Occurrences: 1477
        * Examples
          * penye: [p ɛ ɲ ɛ]
          * nyla: [ɲ l ɑ]
          * nyayo: [ɲ ɑ j ɔ]
          * nyaya: [ɲ ɑ j ɑ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ŋ
        * Occurrences: 3695
        * Examples
          * nguo: [ŋ ɡ u ɔ]
          * bunge: [b u ŋ ɡ ɛ]
          * bingu: [b i ŋ ɡ u]
          * ngazi: [ŋ ɡ ɑ z i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Stop` {submanner}`Plain`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * p
        * Occurrences: 4340
        * Examples
          * penye: [p ɛ ɲ ɛ]
          * fupi: [f u p i]
          * haipo: [h ɑ i p ɔ]
          * picha: [p i tʃ ɑ]
    * voiced
      * b
        * Occurrences: 2435
        * Examples
          * boas: [b ɔ ɑ s]
          * jambo: [dʒ ɑ m b ɔ]
          * bega: [b ɛ ɠ ɑ]
          * baya: [b ɑ j ɑ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * t
        * Occurrences: 10702
        * Examples
          * utatu: [u t ɑ t u]
          * thoma: [t ɔ m ɑ]
          * mtito: [m t i t ɔ]
          * fito: [f i t ɔ]
    * voiced
      * d
        * Occurrences: 2643
        * Examples
          * world: [w ɔ ɾ l d]
          * ndovi: [n d ɔ v i]
          * pinde: [p i n d ɛ]
          * dodie: [d ɔ ɗ i ɛ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * k
        * Occurrences: 18104
        * Examples
          * wako: [w ɑ k ɔ]
          * kede: [k ɛ ɗ ɛ]
          * keino: [k ɛ i n ɔ]
          * ice: [i k ɛ]
    * voiced
      * ɡ
        * Occurrences: 3927
        * Examples
          * nguo: [ŋ ɡ u ɔ]
          * gairo: [ɡ ɑ i ɾ ɔ]
          * games: [ɡ ɑ m ɛ s]
          * gion: [ɡ i ɔ n]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {submanner}`Implosive`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiced
      * ɓ
        * Occurrences: 2675
        * Examples
          * aruba: [ɑ ɾ u ɓ ɑ]
          * abed: [ɑ ɓ ɛ d]
          * klabu: [k l ɑ ɓ u]
          * taabu: [t ɑː ɓ u]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiced
      * ɗ
        * Occurrences: 1731
        * Examples
          * rudi: [ɾ u ɗ i]
          * video: [v i ɗ ɛ ɔ]
          * kede: [k ɛ ɗ ɛ]
          * leeds: [l ɛː ɗ s]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiced
      * ɠ
        * Occurrences: 1774
        * Examples
          * wigo: [w i ɠ ɔ]
          * bega: [b ɛ ɠ ɑ]
          * magma: [m ɑ ɠ m ɑ]
          * mpige: [m p i ɠ ɛ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Affricate`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * tʃ
        * Occurrences: 1998
        * Examples
          * picha: [p i tʃ ɑ]
          * rich: [ɾ i tʃ]
          * chapa: [tʃ ɑ p ɑ]
          * tupac: [t u p ɑ tʃ]
    * voiced
      * dʒ
        * Occurrences: 3450
        * Examples
          * jela: [dʒ ɛ l ɑ]
          * jaluo: [dʒ ɑ l u ɔ]
          * mrija: [m ɾ i dʒ ɑ]
          * jambo: [dʒ ɑ m b ɔ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Sibilant`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * s
        * Occurrences: 5444
        * Examples
          * siasa: [s i ɑ s ɑ]
          * boas: [b ɔ ɑ s]
          * ofisi: [ɔ f i s i]
          * sisi: [s i s i]
    * voiced
      * z
        * Occurrences: 6430
        * Examples
          * mwazo: [m w ɑ z ɔ]
          * izizi: [i z i z i]
          * kiza: [k i z ɑ]
          * zana: [z ɑ n ɑ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * ʃ
        * Occurrences: 4258
        * Examples
          * flash: [f l ɑ ʃ]
          * asha: [ɑ ʃ ɑ]
          * shahi: [ʃ ɑ h i]
          * ishi: [i ʃ i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Fricative`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * f
        * Occurrences: 3364
        * Examples
          * ofisi: [ɔ f i s i]
          * fini: [f i n i]
          * fito: [f i t ɔ]
          * flash: [f l ɑ ʃ]
    * voiced
      * v
        * Occurrences: 2189
        * Examples
          * video: [v i ɗ ɛ ɔ]
          * ndovi: [n d ɔ v i]
          * mvumi: [ɱ v u m i]
          * rave: [ɾ ɑ v ɛ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * θ
        * Occurrences: 314
        * Examples
          * south: [s ɑ u θ]
          * uthai: [u θ ɑ i]
          * smith: [s m i θ]
          * nithi: [n i θ i]
    * voiced
      * ð
        * Occurrences: 574
        * Examples
          * harod: [h ɑ ɾ ɔ ð]
          * faud: [f ɑ u ð ɑ]
          * badhi: [b ɑ ð i]
          * adrid: [ɑ ɗ ɾ i ð ɑ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * voiceless
      * h
        * Occurrences: 4836
        * Examples
          * haipo: [h ɑ i p ɔ]
          * huwa: [h u w ɑ]
          * johan: [dʒ ɔ h ɑ n]
          * hamid: [h ɑ m i d]
    ```
* - {manner}`Approximant`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * w
        * Occurrences: 13210
        * Examples
          * mwazo: [m w ɑ z ɔ]
          * wako: [w ɑ k ɔ]
          * waoo: [w ɑ ɔː]
          * world: [w ɔ ɾ l d]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * j
        * Occurrences: 3913
        * Examples
          * yetu: [j ɛ t u]
          * taya: [t ɑ j ɑ]
          * kuya: [k u j ɑ]
          * baya: [b ɑ j ɑ]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Tap`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * ɾ
        * Occurrences: 5273
        * Examples
          * aruba: [ɑ ɾ u ɓ ɑ]
          * rudi: [ɾ u ɗ i]
          * roma: [ɾ ɔ m ɑ]
          * mari: [m ɑ ɾ i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - {manner}`Lateral`
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * other
      * l
        * Occurrences: 13852
        * Examples
          * jela: [dʒ ɛ l ɑ]
          * jaluo: [dʒ ɑ l u ɔ]
          * flash: [f l ɑ ʃ]
          * world: [w ɔ ɾ l d]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{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: 43427
        * Examples
          * siasa: [s i ɑ s ɑ]
          * ofisi: [ɔ f i s i]
          * sisi: [s i s i]
          * fini: [f i n i]
      * iː
        * Occurrences: 518
        * Examples
          * nabii: [n ɑ ɓ iː]
          * vii: [v iː]
          * manii: [m ɑ n iː]
          * viini: [v iː n i]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * rounded
      * u
        * Occurrences: 21693
        * Examples
          * utatu: [u t ɑ t u]
          * aruba: [ɑ ɾ u ɓ ɑ]
          * south: [s ɑ u θ]
          * rudi: [ɾ u ɗ i]
      * uː
        * Occurrences: 289
        * Examples
          * huuza: [h uː z ɑ]
          * kuuma: [k uː m ɑ]
          * vikuu: [v i k uː]
          * mguu: [m ɡ uː]
    ```
* -
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - Close-Mid
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* -
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - Open-Mid
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * ɛ
        * Occurrences: 15669
        * Examples
          * jela: [dʒ ɛ l ɑ]
          * penye: [p ɛ ɲ ɛ]
          * video: [v i ɗ ɛ ɔ]
          * kede: [k ɛ ɗ ɛ]
      * ɛː
        * Occurrences: 171
        * Examples
          * leeds: [l ɛː ɗ s]
          * meena: [m ɛː n ɑ]
          * wazee: [w ɑ z ɛː]
          * njee: [n dʒ ɛː]
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * rounded
      * ɔ
        * Occurrences: 12317
        * Examples
          * boas: [b ɔ ɑ s]
          * ofisi: [ɔ f i s i]
          * thoma: [t ɔ m ɑ]
          * mwazo: [m w ɑ z ɔ]
      * ɔː
        * Occurrences: 212
        * Examples
          * waoo: [w ɑ ɔː]
          * vioo: [v i ɔː]
          * mloo: [m l ɔː]
          * noor: [n ɔː ɾ]
    ```
* -
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
* - Open
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    ```
  - ```{ipa_cell}
    * unrounded
      * ɑ
        * Occurrences: 62585
        * Examples
          * siasa: [s i ɑ s ɑ]
          * boas: [b ɔ ɑ s]
          * utatu: [u t ɑ t u]
          * thoma: [t ɔ m ɑ]
      * ɑː
        * Occurrences: 1226
        * Examples
          * naa: [n ɑː]
          * taabu: [t ɑː ɓ u]
          * maasi: [m ɑː s i]
          * kupaa: [k u p ɑː]
    ```
``````