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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Tongan language 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.

Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
f fiefia fat
h huhu hat
k ko sky
l lelei luck
m mo moon
n noa not
ŋ ngalu singing
p peau pie
s sea sea
t tatau stop
v vai van
ʔ ʻeiki uh-oh
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
aː tānoa father
a talo around
eː Mē Scottish day
e te bed
iː sī see
i pusi happy
oː sitolōpeli dawn
o talo cord
uː Ngū cool
u motu fruition
Suprasegmentals
IPA ExamplesEnglish approximation
ˈ mohenga [moˈheŋa] bottle
ˌ Nukuʻalofa [ˌnuku.ʔaˈlofa] intonation
. vaotā [va.oˈtaː] moai

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