This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Aymaran on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Aymaran in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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The chart below shows the ways in which IPA represents Aymaran languages, such as Aymara, Jaqaru and Kawki pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

A superscript marks a sound or spelling found specifically in Aymara, and superscript for Jaqaru and Cauqui.

Consonants IPA Orthography Examples English approximation h j jakhu, liju, sujta[1] house j y yapu, thaya, llaytha yes k k kaliña, nanaka, sakri scat kʰ kh khankha, akhana cat kʼ k' k'alla like scat, but with a restriction of air l l lanti lamp ʎ ll llika, mallq'a similar to billion; equal to Italian figlio m m maya map n n nayra none ɲ ñ ñik'uta similar to canyon ŋ n p'asanqalla sing nh marknha p p pisi, apilla, ch'ipta[2] spat pʰ ph phusu, apharu pan pʼ p' p'akita like spat, but with a restriction of air q q qamaqi, yuqch'a similar to scud, but deeper in the throat qʰ qh qhatha, laqhu similar to cup, but deeper in the throat qʼ q' q'api similar to scud, but with a restriction of air ɾ r rumu like atom in American English s s sami son ʃ sh shimi she t t tuju, itapallu, mutkhu stop tʰ th thithita, llaytha top tʼ t' t'inkha like stunt, but with a restriction of air t̠ʲ tx shutxi no equivalent t̠ʲʰ tx" q"antx"uru no equivalent t̠ʲʼ tx' atx'i no equivalent ts tz patza cats tsʰ tz" atz"a tsunami tsʼ tz' ajtz'a like cats, but with a restriction of air tʃ ch chillqi, achachi, machka eschew tʃʰ chh chhullunkha, juchha child tʃʼ ch' ch'iwi like eschew, but with a restriction of air tʂ cx macxa no equivalent tʂʰ cx" cx"apa no equivalent tʂʼ cx' cx'asa no equivalent w w wak'inta water χ x phuxtu, thaxa like loch, but further back

Vowels IPA Orthography Examples English approximation a a ayni trap aː ä mä similar to father i i nina, t'ili[3] lip iː ï sapakïña see ɛ i piq'i, sixi[4] pet ɔ u quqa[5] similar to off u u mullu[6] hook uː ü qharüru cool

• Coler, Matt. 2025. "Aymara". In Matthias Urban (ed.), The Oxford guide to the languages of the Central Andes, 219–244. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Coler, Matt. 2025. "Jaqaru". In Matthias Urban (ed.), The Oxford guide to the languages of the Central Andes, 245–264. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Hardman, Martha J., Juana Vásquez & Juan de Dios Yapita, with Lucy Therina Briggs, Nora Clearman England & Laura Martin. [1998] 2001. Aymara: compendio de estructura fonológica y gramatical (Biblioteca Lengua y Cultura Andina 4). 2^nd ed. La Paz: Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara (ILCA).
• Hardman, Martha J. [1966] 2017. Jaqaru: outline of phonological and morphological structure (Janua Linguarum Series Practica). The Hague: De Gruyter Mouton.

• Huayhua Pari, Felipe. 2001. Gramática descriptiva de la lengua aimara (Aymara aru yatiwi). 2^nd ed. Lima: Instituto de Reafirmación de los Pueblos Aimaras Quechuas y Amazonenses.
• Laime Ajacopa, Teofilo, Virginia Lucero Mamani & Mabel Arteaga Vino. 2020. Paytani arupirwa / Diccionario bilingüe aymara-castellano castellano-aymara. La Paz: Plural Editores.

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