Pronunciation guide
How to read and say Kinaray-a
Letters, sounds and stress from Wikivoyage's Kinaray-a phrasebook. Then hear the phrases and practice them, free.
▶ Practice Kinaray-a phrasesVowels
- a
- like the u in cut
- e
- like the e in bed
- i
- like the i in sit
- o
- like the au in author
- u
- like the oo in foot
- ə
- like the e in after
Consonants
- b
- as in bee
- k
- as in key
- d
- as in dough
- g
- as in gold
- h
- as in heat
- l
- as in let
- m
- as in me
- n
- as in nice
- ng
- as in song
- p
- as in pea
- r
- as in raw
- s
- as in sea
- t
- as in tea
- w
- as in weak
- y
- as in you
Common diphthongs
- aw
- as in how
- iw
- as in kiwi
- ay
- as in high
- oy
- as in boy