The International Phonetic Alphabet is a system of phonetic notation designed to represent the sounds of all spoken languages. It is composed of around 107 base symbols and 55 modifiers, grouped in three categories: letters, diacritics, and suprasegmentals (which indicate tone and inflection). We list here the 2005 version of the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is graciously allowed for copying by the International Phonetic Association.
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