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Entry Sound Illustrated Transcription English 
1  p pà  father 
2  pʰá  rake 
3  t tǎ  hit 
4  tʰā  him 
5  k kōŋ  to work 
6  kʰūŋ  empty 
7  f fēɩ  to fly 
8  s sǎ  to sow 
9  ʂ ʂā  to kill 
10  ʐ ʐǎ  to disturb 
11  c ciàŋ  towards 
12  x xóŋ  red 
13  tsʰ tsʰōŋ  onion 
14  dz dzǒ  to walk 
15  tʰɕ tʰɕǎ  to argue 
16  dʑǎ  to look for 
17  dʐwēi  to chase 
18  m mǔ  mother 
19  n nú  slave 
20  ŋ tʰóŋ  with 
21  l lɩ́ŋ  spirit 
22  j jòŋ  to use 
23  w wǒ 
24  i pǐ  to compare 
25  y lý  donkey 
26  ɩ pɩ̄ŋ  to spell out 
27  e mè  sister 
28  ɛ mɛ̌  beautiful 
29  æ mæ̀  to sell 
30  ə ˈdzəkə  this one 
31  a pʰà  afraid 
32  u pú  servant 
33  o wǒ 
34  ɤ xɤ  river 
35  ɔ pɔ̀  to hug 
36  ə˞ ə̌˞  ear 
37  io ɕióŋ  bear 
38  fēɩ  to fly 
39  ou goǔ  dog 
40  ia iá  tooth 
41  ɕiɛ̄n  angel 
42  ua xuá  to slide 
43  cyɛ̄n  fresh 
44  uo pʰuó  thin 
45  guæ̌  kidnap 
46  tiɔ̀  to jump 
47  ue tɕuén  spring 
48  iaə jɔ̌  to bite 
49  ioɷ lióɷ  to flow 
50  ueɩ tҫuēɩ  to blow 
51  wū  house 
52  wú  none 
53  wǔ  five 
54  wù  fog