Template:sw-IPA/documentation

This template creates the pronunciation of a Swahili word or phrase using Module:sw-IPA. Use it directly under the “Pronunciation” header:

==Swahili==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sw-IPA}}
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-kitu.flac|a=Kenya}}

Syntax

The template can make an educated guess of the pronunciation without help:

• On the page kitu,

  {{sw-IPA}} gives

  (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈki.tu/

Certain words need respelling. For words that do not have their stress on the penultimate syllable, give an unnamed parameter equal to the pagename but with an apostrophe inserted before the stress syllable:

• On the page lazima,

  {{sw-IPA|'lazima}} gives

  (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.zi.mɑ/

It may be necessary to explicitly indicate syllable breaks, such as after (and before) a syllabic ⟨m⟩ followed a labial. Do this by adding periods in the respelling:

• To get the pronunciation of nilimbadilisha,

  {{sw-IPA|nili.m.badilisha}} gives

  (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ni.li.m̩.ɓɑ.ɗiˈli.ʃɑ/