Letter Reference Contents

There's a standard set of transliterations of Shwa into the Latin alphabet. In the transliterations, the following letters have special meanings:

And here is a table of all the Shwa letters that are in the codeset, the back half of page F0 and all of page F1 of the Unicode PUA.

CodepointLetter Name TransIPAX-SAMPAUnicode Name
F080chīchīxs SHWA LETTER WORD SPACE
F081chīdjōas_ar˧˥SHWA LETTER LOW RISING ACCENT
F082chīrē as_al˥˥SHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL ACCENT
F083chīzhūas_af˥˧SHWA LETTER LOW FALLING ACCENT
F084djōchīar_as˩˧SHWA LETTER HIGH RISING ACCENT
F085djōdjōar_ar?SHWA LETTER DOUBLE RISING ACCENT
F088rēchī al_as˩˩SHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL ACCENT
F08Arērē al_al.SHWA LETTER DOUBLE LEVEL ACCENT
F08Czhūchīaf_as˧˩SHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING ACCENT
F08Fzhūzhūaf_af!SHWA LETTER DOUBLE FALLING ACCENT
F090shāchīxl_asːSHWA LETTER HIGH LONG SUFFIX
F091chīshāas_xlSHWA LETTER LOW LONG SUFFIX
F092wīchī xn_as~SHWA LETTER HIGH NASAL SUFFIX
F093chīwī as_xnSHWA LETTER LOW NASAL SUFFIX
F0A0 kōchī i_as ɪi ISHWA LETTER HIGH CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A1 kōdjō i_ar SHWA LETTER HIGH RISING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A2 kōrē i_al SHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A3 kōzhū i_af SHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A4 chīkō as_i SHWA LETTER LOW CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A5 djōkō ar_i SHWA LETTER LOW RISING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A6 rēkō al_i SHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A7 zhūkō af_i SHWA LETTER LOW FALLING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A8 gēchī e_as ɛeSHWA LETTER HIGH MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0A9 gēdjō e_ar SHWA LETTER HIGH RISING MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0AA gērē e_al SHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0AB gēzhū e_af SHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0AC chīgē as_e SHWA LETTER LOW MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0AD djōgē ar_e SHWA LETTER LOW RISING MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0AE rēgē al_e SHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0AF zhūgē af_e SHWA LETTER LOW FALLING MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B0yāchī ae_asæE {SHWA LETTER HIGH OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B1yādjō ae_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B2yārē ae_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B3yāzhū ae_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B4chīyā as_aeSHWA LETTER LOW OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B5djōyā ar_aeSHWA LETTER LOW RISING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B6rēyā al_aeSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B7zhūyā af_aeSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL
F0B8tēchī ih_asɨM I\ 1 7SHWA LETTER HIGH CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0B9tēdjō ih_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0BAtērē ih_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0BBtēzhū ih_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0BCchītē as_ihSHWA LETTER LOW CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0BDdjōtē ar_ihSHWA LETTER LOW RISING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0BErētē al_ihSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0BFzhūtē af_ihSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C0dūchī eh_asə@ @\ V 6SHWA LETTER HIGH MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C1dūdjō eh_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C2dūrē eh_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C3dūzhū eh_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C4chīdū as_ehSHWA LETTER LOW MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C5djōdū ar_ehSHWA LETTER LOW RISING MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C6rēdū al_ehSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C7zhūdū af_ehSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C8 zīchī a_as aa ASHWA LETTER HIGH OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0C9 zīdjō a_ar SHWA LETTER HIGH RISING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0CA zīrē a_al SHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0CB zīzhū a_af SHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0CC chīzī as_a SHWA LETTER LOW OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0CD djōzī ar_a SHWA LETTER LOW RISING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0CE rēzī al_a SHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0CF zhūzī af_a SHWA LETTER LOW FALLING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL
F0D0sōchī er_asɚ3 3\SHWA LETTER CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D1sōdjō er_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D2sōrē er_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D3sōzhū er_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D4chīsō as_erSHWA LETTER LOW CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D5djōsō ar_erSHWA LETTER LOW RISING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D6rēsō al_erSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D7zhūsō af_erSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL
F0D8 pūchī u_as uu USHWA LETTER HIGH CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0D9 pūdjō u_ar SHWA LETTER HIGH RISING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0DA pūrē u_al SHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0DB pūzhū u_af SHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0DC chīpū as_u SHWA LETTER LOW CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0DD djōpū ar_u SHWA LETTER LOW RISING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0DE rēpū al_u SHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0DF zhūpū af_u SHWA LETTER LOW FALLING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E0 bāchī o_as ɔoSHWA LETTER HIGH MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E1 bādjō o_ar SHWA LETTER HIGH RISING MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E2 bārē o_al SHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E3 bāzhū o_af SHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E4 chībā as_o SHWA LETTER LOW MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E5 djōbā ar_o SHWA LETTER LOW RISING MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E6 rēbā al_o SHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E7 zhūbā af_o SHWA LETTER LOW FALLING MID BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0E8mīchī oe_asœ2 8 9 &SHWA LETTER HIGH MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0E9mīdjō oe_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0EAmīrē oe_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0EBmīzhū oe_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0ECchīmī as_oeSHWA LETTER LOW MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0EDdjōmī ar_oeSHWA LETTER LOW RISING MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0EErēmī al_oeSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0EFzhūmī af_oeSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0F0vōchī ah_asɑO QSHWA LETTER HIGH OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F1vōdjō ah_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F2vōrē ah_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F3vōzhū ah_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F4chīvō as_ahSHWA LETTER LOW OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F5djōvō ar_ahSHWA LETTER LOW RISING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F6rēvō al_ahSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F7zhūvō af_ahSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL
F0F8fēchī ue_asyy Y U\ }SHWA LETTER HIGH CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0F9fēdjō ue_arSHWA LETTER HIGH RISING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0FAfērē ue_alSHWA LETTER HIGH LEVEL CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0FBfēzhū ue_afSHWA LETTER HIGH FALLING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0FCchīfē as_ueSHWA LETTER LOW CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0FDdjōfē ar_ueSHWA LETTER LOW RISING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0FErēfē al_ueSHWA LETTER LOW LEVEL CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F0FFzhūfē af_ueSHWA LETTER LOW FALLING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL
F100 shāshāxc ʔ? >\SHWA LETTER GLOTTAL STOP
F101 shākō y jlSHWA LETTER PALATAL APPROXIMANT
F102 shāgē hh ɦh\SHWA LETTER VOICED GLOTTAL FRICATIVE
F105 shāwī xp ~-~SHWA LETTER PRENASAL PREFIX
F106 shātē yh ɰM\SHWA LETTER VELAR APPROXIMANT
F108 shāvō wh _oSHWA LETTER OPENING SUFFIX
F10A shāsō wr ɻ ɹr\` r\SHWA LETTER RETROFLEX APPROXIMANT
F10B shāpū w ww WSHWA LETTER ROUND VELAR APPROXIMANT
F10C shābā h hhSHWA LETTER UNVOICED GLOTTAL FRICATIVE
F10D shāmī xb ..SHWA LETTER SYLLABLE BREAK
F10E shāshāxe ˤ_eSHWA LETTER EMPHATIC SUFFIX
F10F shāfē yw ɥHSHWA LETTER ROUND PALATAL APPROXIMANT
F110 kōshā nx n_tSHWA LETTER MURMURED ALVEOLAR NASAL
F112 kōgē mx m_tSHWA LETTER MURMURED LABIAL NASAL
F118 kōnā ngx ŋʱN_tSHWA LETTER MURMURED VELAR NASAL
F11A kōsō nrx ɳʱn`_tSHWA LETTER MURMURED RETROFLEX NASAL
F11C kōbā rx 4_tSHWA LETTER MURMURED ALVEOLAR FLAP
F16D kōmī jrx ɽʱr_tSHWA LETTER MURMURED RETROFLEX FLAP
F120 gēshā tc t_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE
F122 gēgē pc p_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE LABIAL PLOSIVE
F128 gēnā kc k_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE VELAR PLOSIVE
F12A gēsō trc ʈʼt`_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE RETROFLEX PLOSIVE
F12C gēbā tsc ʦʼts_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE HISSING AFFRICATE
F12D gēmī chc ʧʼtS_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE HUSHING AFFRICATE
F130 lūshā tx t_hSHWA LETTER ASPIRATED ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE
F132 lūgē px p_hSHWA LETTER ASPIRATED LABIAL PLOSIVE
F138 lūnā kx k_hSHWA LETTER ASPIRATED VELAR PLOSIVE
F13A lūsō trx t`_hSHWA LETTER ASPIRATED RETROFLEX PLOSIVE
F13C lūbā tsx ʦʰts_hSHWA LETTER ASPIRATED HISSING AFFRICATE
F13D lūmī chx ʧʰtS_hSHWA LETTER ASPIRATED HUSHING AFFRICATE
F140 yāshā t ttSHWA LETTER UNVOICED ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE
F141 yākō ky ʨ ccSHWA LETTER UNVOICED PALATAL AFFRICATE
F142 yāgē p ppSHWA LETTER UNVOICED BILABIAL PLOSIVE
F143 yālū kp ͡kpkpSHWA LETTER UNVOICED LABIAL-VELAR PLOSIVE
F147 yādū kq qqSHWA LETTER UNVOICED UVULAR PLOSIVE
F148 yānā k kkSHWA LETTER UNVOICED VELAR PLOSIVE
F14A yāsō tr ʈt`SHWA LETTER UNVOICED RETROFLEX PLOSIVE
F14C yābā ts ʦtsSHWA LETTER UNVOICED HISSING AFFRICATE
F14D yāmī ch ʧtSSHWA LETTER UNVOICED HUSHING AFFRICATE
F150 wīshā n nnSHWA LETTER ALVEOLAR NASAL
F151 wīkō ny ɲJSHWA LETTER PALATAL NASAL
F152 wīgē m mm FSHWA LETTER LABIAL NASAL
F153 wīlū ngm ͡ŋmNmSHWA LETTER LABIAL-VELAR NASAL
F157 wīdū nq ɴN\SHWA LETTER UVULAR NASAL
F158 wīnā ng ŋNSHWA LETTER VELAR NASAL
F15A wīsō nr ɳn`SHWA LETTER RETROFLEX NASAL
F15C wībā nn nn_-SHWA LETTER REAR ALVEOLAR NASAL
F160 tēshā cd ǀ|\SHWA LETTER DENTAL CLICK
F162 tēgē cb ʘO\SHWA LETTER BILABIAL CLICK
F168 tēnā cl ǁ|\|\SHWA LETTER LATERAL CLICK
F16C tēbā cr ǃ!\SHWA LETTER RETROFLEX CLICK
F16D tēmī cp ǂ=\SHWA LETTER PALATAL CLICK
F170 dūshā dc ɗd_<SHWA LETTER VOICED ALVEOLAR IMPLOSIVE
F171 dūkō gyc ʄJ\_<SHWA LETTER VOICED PALATAL IMPLOSIVE
F172 dūgē bc ɓb_<SHWA LETTER VOICED BILABIAL IMPLOSIVE
F177 dūdū gqc ʛG\_<SHWA LETTER VOICED UVULAR IMPLOSIVE
F17A dūsō drc d`_<SHWA LETTER VOICED RETROFLEX IMPLOSIVE
F17D dūmī gc ɠg_<SHWA LETTER VOICED VELAR IMPLOSIVE
F180 nāshā d ddSHWA LETTER VOICED ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE
F181 nākō gy ʥ ɟJ\SHWA LETTER VOICED PALATAL PLOSIVE
F182 nāgē b bbSHWA LETTER VOICED BILABIAL PLOSIVE
F183 nālū gb ͡ɡbgbSHWA LETTER VOICED LABIAL-VELAR PLOSIVE
F187 nādū gq ɢG\SHWA LETTER VOICED UVULAR PLOSIVE
F188 nānā g ɡgSHWA LETTER VOICED VELAR PLOSIVE
F18A nāsō dr ɖd`SHWA LETTER VOICED RETROFLEX PLOSIVE
F18C nābā dz ʣdzSHWA LETTER VOICED HISSING AFFRICATE
F18D nāmī dj ʤdZSHWA LETTER VOICED HUSHING AFFRICATE
F190 zīshā dx d_tSHWA LETTER BREATHY ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE
F192 zīgē bx b_tSHWA LETTER BREATHY LABIAL PLOSIVE
F198 zīnā gx ɡʱg_tSHWA LETTER BREATHY VELAR PLOSIVE
F19A zīsō drx ɖʱd`_tSHWA LETTER BREATHY RETROFLEX PLOSIVE
F19C zībā dzx ʣʱdz_tSHWA LETTER BREATHY HISSING AFFRICATE
F19D zīmī djx ʤʱdZ_tSHWA LETTER BREATHY HUSHING AFFRICATE
F1A0 sōshā r ɾ4SHWA LETTER ALVEOLAR FLAP
F1A1 sōkō ry r_rSHWA LETTER PALATAL TRILL
F1A2 sōgē br ʋSHWA LETTER BILABIAL FLAP
F1A3 sōlū brr ʙB\SHWA LETTER BILABIAL TRILL
F1A7 sōdū rq ʁR\SHWA LETTER UVULAR TRILL
F1A8 sōnā rh ʀRSHWA LETTER VOICED UVULAR FRICATIVE
F1AA sōsō jr ɽrSHWA LETTER RETROFLEX FLAP
F1AC sōbā rr rrSHWA LETTER ALVEOLAR TRILL
F1AD sōmī jrr ͡ɽrSHWA LETTER RETROFLEX TRILL
F1B0 pūshā l 1lSHWA LETTER ALVEOLAR LATERAL APPROXIMANT
F1B1 pūkō ly ʎLSHWA LETTER PALATAL LATERAL APPROXIMANT
F1B8 pūnā ll ʟL\ 5SHWA LETTER VELAR LATERAL APPROXIMANT
F1BA pūsō lr ɭl`SHWA LETTER RETROFLEX LATERAL APPROXIMANT
F1BC pūbā lz ɮK\SHWA LETTER VOICED ALVEOLAR LATERAL FRICATIVE
F1BD pūmī lzh ʟ˔SHWA LETTER VOICED VELAR LATERAL FRICATIVE
F1C0 bāshā thc θʼD_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE DENTAL FRICATIVE
F1C2 bāgē fc f_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE LABIAL FRICATIVE
F1C7 bādū khqc χʼX_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE UVULAR FRICATIVE
F1C8 bānā khc x_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE VELAR FRICATIVE
F1CA bāsō src ʂʼs`_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE RETROFLEX FRICATIVE
F1CC bābā sc s_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE HISSING SIBILANT
F1CD bāmī shc ʃʼS_>SHWA LETTER EJECTIVE HUSHING SIBILANT
F1D0 mīshā dh ðDSHWA LETTER VOICED DENTAL FRICATIVE
F1D1 mīkō zy ʑ ʝz\ j\SHWA LETTER VOICED PALATAL SIBILANT
F1D2 mīgē v vv v\ PSHWA LETTER VOICED LABIODENTAL FRICATIVE
F1D3 mīlū bh βBSHWA LETTER VOICED BILABIAL FRICATIVE
F1D7 mīdū ghq ʁRSHWA LETTER VOICED UVULAR FRICATIVE
F1D8 mīnā gh ɣGSHWA LETTER VOICED VELAR FRICATIVE
F1DA mīsō zr ʐz`SHWA LETTER VOICED RETROFLEX FRICATIVE
F1DC mībā z zzSHWA LETTER VOICED HISSING SIBILANT
F1DD mīmī zh ʒZSHWA LETTER VOICED HUSHING SIBILANT
F1DE mīvō q ʕ ʢ?\ <\SHWA LETTER VOICED RADICAL FRICATIVE
F1E0 vōshā th θtSHWA LETTER UNVOICED DENTAL FRICATIVE
F1E1 vōkō sy ɕ çs\ CSHWA LETTER UNVOICED PALATAL SIBILANT
F1E2 vōgē f ffSHWA LETTER UNVOICED LABIODENTAL FRICATIVE
F1E3 vōlū ph ɸp\SHWA LETTER UNVOICED BILABIAL FRICATIVE
F1E7 vōdū khq χXSHWA LETTER UNVOICED UVULAR FRICATIVE
F1E8 vōnā kh xx x\SHWA LETTER UNVOICED VELAR FRICATIVE
F1EA vōsō sr ʂs`SHWA LETTER UNVOICED RETROFLEX FRICATIVE
F1EC vōbā s ssSHWA LETTER UNVOICED ALVEOLAR SIBILANT
F1ED vōmī sh ʃsSHWA LETTER UNVOICED POSTALVEOLAR SIBILANT
F1EE vōvō hq ħ ʜX\ H\SHWA LETTER UNVOICED RADICAL FRICATIVE
F1F0 fēshā lx l_0SHWA LETTER UNVOICED LATERAL APPROXIMANT
F1FC fēbā ls ɬKSHWA LETTER UNVOICED ALVEOLAR LATERAL FRICATIVE
F1FD fēmī lsh ʟ˔˚SHWA LETTER UNVOICED VELAR LATERAL FRICATIVE


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