Igbo + IPT 

Aa = a as in “father”

Bb = b as in “big”

Ɓɓ = b (Voiced bilabial implosive)

Chch =ch as in “chat”

Dd = d as in “dog”

Ee = e as in “let”

Ǝɘ = e (A mid-central vowel, similar to the first ‘e’)

Ff = f as in “fish”

Gg = ɡ as in “go”

Gbgb = gb (A voiced velar fricative)

Hh = h as in “hat”

Ii = i as in “machine”

Ii = i as in “bit” (different from the first ‘i’)

Jj = j as in “judge”

Kk = k as in “cat”

Kp = kp (Voiceless labial-velar plosive)

Kw = kw (Voiceless labialized velar plosive)

Ll = l as in “let”

Mm = m as in “man”

Nn = n as in “not”

Nw = nw (Voiced velar nasal plus bilabial glide)

Ny = ny (Voiced velar nasal plus bilabial nasal)

Nyn = ny as in “canyon”

Oo = o as in “go”

Oo = ough as in “thought”

Ơơ – [ɔ] as in “thought”

Pp = p as in “pen”

Rr = ɾ as in “better” (often pronounced as a tap)

Ss = s as in “sit”

Shsh = sh as in “shoe”

Tt = t as in “top”

Uu = u as in “boot”

Uu = u as in “book” (different from the first ‘u’)

Ụụ = u as in “book”

Vv = v as in “vine”

Ww = w as in “wet”

Yy = y as in “yes”

Zz = z as in “zip”

Zhz = zh as “s” in “measure”