Template:yo-IPA/documentation

This template uses Module:yo-pron to generate the IPA pronunciation of Yoruba words or text. If no parameter is provided, it will use the page-title; however, this should never be done, and a fully-tone-marked parameter should always be provided. Macrons may be excluded from vowels, per the standard orthography, but macrons must be added to syllabic nasals, "m̄" & "n̄" for the template to work properly, in-line with standard orthography.

Parameters
1, 2, etc. are used to indicate one or more pronunciations. An omitted parameter defaults to the pagename. You can indicate multiple pronunciations, e.g.



1 indicates that a word in the text is a loanword (usually) from English that explicitly does not involve the automatic nasalization of vowels after the letters "m" & "n", e.g.


 * produces instead of.

syllable number indicates that a specific syllable has an assimilated low-tone affecting it, adding ꜜ to it. To properly show as well, words that are re-spelt under the standard orthography to account for the assimilated low-tone must be sent to the template as if they have not been re-spelt. Two examples:


 * must be used instead of to produce  instead of.
 * ("the person in question" from oní- + ọ̀rọ̀) produces, which is a separate word from ("a rich person" from oní- + ọrọ̀) which produces.

Note: *This parameter currently only works when there is only one downstepped low-tone in the word and if it's not a multiword term.

Consonants

 * b is.
 * d is.
 * f is.
 * g is (note, this is a special IPA character, not the normal g character).
 * gh is, this exists in most dialects of Southeast and Noetheast Yorùbá
 * gw is, this exists in most dialects of Southeast and Noetheast Yorùbá
 * gb is and is a separate letter in Yoruba.
 * h is.
 * j is.
 * k is.
 * l is.
 * m at the start of a syllable before a vowel is.
 * Syllabic m (m̀, m̄, or ḿ) is.
 * m automatically nasalizes the vowels ọ & u outside of most loanwords, see more in the vowel section.
 * n at the start of a syllable before a vowel is.
 * Syllabic n (ǹ, n̄, or ń) is.
 * n at the end of a syllable after a vowel shows nasalization, see more in the vowel section.
 * n automatically nasalizes the vowels after it outside of most loanwords, see more in the vowel section.
 * p is NOT.
 * r is NOT.
 * s is.
 * ṣ is.
 * t is.
 * w is.
 * y is.

Vowels

 * a is usually.
 * a after n outside of marked loanwords becomes.
 * an is.
 * e is and cannot be nasalized.
 * ẹ is usually.
 * ẹn is.
 * i is usually.
 * i after m & n outside of marked loanwords becomes.
 * in is.
 * ị is usually and only exists in word initial positions
 * o is and cannot be nasalized.
 * ọ is usually.
 * ọ after m outside of marked loanwords becomes.
 * ọn is.
 * u is usually.
 * u after m & n outside of marked loanwords becomes.
 * un is.
 * ụ is usually.
 * ụn is.

Tones

 * ◌̀ adds to the vowel.
 * No tone mark on vowels excluding syllabic m & n adds to the vowel.
 * ◌̄ adds to the vowel.
 * ◌́ adds to the vowel.