Native Phonetic Inventory: igbo

These are the sounds found in most native igbo dialects: There are also sounds not on the chart, shown below.

other sounds: labio-velar central approximant [w]; labial-velar double-articulated stops [kp] and [gb]; labialized velar nasal; 3 contrastive tones.

Adapted from: Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. (1999).