Kenneth S. Olson
[HOME] [CV] [CURRENT RESEARCH] [PUBLICATIONS] [IPA ILLUSTRATIONS] [PERSONAL]The Illustrations of the IPA is a series of articles in the Journal of the International Phonetic Association (JIPA) that exemplifies the use of the symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The Illustrations published in JIPA up through 1997 are also published in the Handbook of the International Phonetic Association (Cambridge University Press, 1999). Below is a list of languages for which an Illustration of the IPA exists.
To access the International Phonetic Association website, click here.
The ISO 639–3 language codes are from the fifteenth edition of The Ethnologue, ed. by Raymond G. Gordon (SIL International, 2005). To access the Ethnologue online, click here.
| Language Name | Language Code | Reference |
| Amharic | [amh] | Hayward, Katrina & Richard J. Hayward. 1999. Handbook, 45–50. |
| Apache, Jicarilla | [apj] | Tuttle, Siri G. & Merton Sandoval. 2002. JIPA 32(1). 105–112. |
| Arabic | [arb] | Thelwall, Robin & M. Akram Sa'adeddin. 1999. Handbook, 51–54. |
| Arrernte, Central | [aer] | Breen, Gavan & Veronica Dobson. 2005. JIPA 35(2). 249–254. |
| Bulgarian | [bul] | Ternes, Elmar & Tatjana Vladimirova-Buhtz. 1999. Handbook, 55–57. |
| Burmese | [mya] | Watkins, Justin W. 2001. JIPA 31(2). 291–295. |
| Catalan | [cat] | Carbonell, Joan F. & Joaquim Llisterri. 1999. Handbook, 61–65. |
| Chickasaw | [cic] | Gordon, Matthew, Pamela Munro & Peter Ladefoged. 2001. JIPA 31(2). 287–290. |
| Chinese (Hong Kong Cantonese) | [yue] | Zee, Eric. 1999. Handbook, 58–60. |
| Chinese, Standard (Beijing) | [cmn] | Lee, Wai-Sum & Eric Zee. 2003. JIPA 33(1). 109–112. |
| Chistabino (Pyrenean Aragonese) | [arg] | Mott, Brian. 2007. JIPA 37(1). 103–114. |
| Croatian | [hrv] | Landau, Ernestina, Mijo Lončarić, Damir Horga & Ivo Škarić. 1999. Handbook, 66–69. |
| Czech | [ces] | Dankovičová, Jana. 1999. Handbook, 70–73. |
| Danish | [dan] | Grønnum, Nina. 1998. JIPA 28(1–2). 99–105. |
| Dutch | [nld] | Gussenhoven, Carlos. 1999. Handbook, 74–77. |
| Dutch, Belgian Standard | [nld] | Verhoeven, Jo. 2005. JIPA 35(2). 243–247. |
| Dutch, dialect of Hasselt | [nld] | Peters, Jörg. 2006. JIPA 36(1). 117–124. |
| Dutch, dialect of Maastricht | [nld] | Gussenhoven, Carlos & Flor Aarts. 1999. JIPA 29(2). 155–166. |
| Dutch, dialect of Weert | [nld] | Heijmans, Linda & Garlos Gussenhoven. 1998. JIPA 28(1–2). 107–112. |
| Dutch, the Belgian Limburg dialect of Hamont | [nld] | Verhoeven, Jo. 2007. JIPA 37(2). 219–225. |
| Ega | [ega] | Connell, Bruce, Firmin Ahoua & Dafydd Gibbon. 2002. JIPA 32(1). 99–104. |
| English, American | [eng] | Ladefoged, Peter. 1999. Handbook, 41–44. |
| English, American: Southern Michigan | [eng] | Hillenbrand, James M. 2003. JIPA 33(1). 121–126. |
| English, Australian | [eng] | Cox, Felicity & Sallyanne Palethorpe. 2007. JIPA 37(3). 341–350. |
| English, British: Received pronunciation | [eng] | Roach, Peter. 2004. JIPA 34(2). 239–245. |
| English, Liverpool | [eng] | Watson, Kevin. 2007. JIPA 37(3). 351–360. |
| English, New Zealand | [eng] | Bauer, Laurie, Paul Warren, Dianne Bardsley, Marianna Kennedy & George Major. 2007. JIPA 37(1). 97–102. |
| English, Tyneside | [eng] | Watt, Dominic & William Allen. 2003. JIPA 33(2). 267–271. |
| French | [fra] | Fougeron, Cécile & Caroline L. Smith. 1999. Handbook, 78–81. |
| Friulian | [fur] | Miotti, Renzo. 2002. JIPA 32(2). 237–247. |
| Galician | [glg] | Regueira, Xosé L. 1999. Handbook, 82–85. |
| Gayo | [gay] | Eades, Domenyk & John Hajek. 2006. JIPA 36(1). 107–115. |
| Georgian, Standard | [kat] | Shosted, Ryan K. & Vakhtang Chikovani. 2006. JIPA 36(2). 255–264. |
| German | [deu] | Kohler, Klaus. 1999. Handbook, 86–89. |
| German, Zurich | [gsw] | Fleischer, Jürg & Stephan Schmid. 2006. JIPA 36(2). 243–253. |
| Greek, Cyprus | [ell] | Arvaniti, Amalia. 1999. JIPA 29(2). 173–178. |
| Greek, Standard Modern | [ell] | Arvaniti, Amalia. 1999. JIPA 29(2). 167–172. |
| Hausa | [hau] | Schuh, Russell G. & Lawan D. Yalwa. Handbook, 90–95. |
| Hebrew | [heb] | Laufer, Asher. 1999. Handbook, 96–99. |
| Hindi | [hin] | Ohala, Manjari. 1999. Handbook, 100–103. |
| Hungarian | [hun] | Szende, Tamás. 1999. Handbook, 104–107. |
| Ibibio | [ibb] | Urua, Eno-Abasi E. 2004. JIPA 34(1). 105–109. |
| Igbo | [ibo] | Ikekeonwu, Clara I. 1999. Handbook, 108–110. |
| Indonesian | [ind] | Soderberg, Craig D. & Kenneth S. Olson. 2008. JIPA 38(2). 209–213. |
| Irish | [gle] | Chasaide, Ailbhe Ní. 1999. Handbook, 111–116. |
| Italian | [ita] | Rogers, Derek & Luciana d’Arcangeli. 2004. JIPA 34(1). 117–121. |
| Jamaican Creole | [jam] | Harry, Otelemate G. 2006. JIPA 36(1). 125–131. |
| Japanese | [jpn] | Okada, Hideo. 1999. Handbook, 117–119. |
| Kabiye | [kbp] | Padayodi, Cécile M. 2008. JIPA 38(2). 215–221. |
| Kalaḅarị-Ịjọ | [ijn] | Harry, Otelemate G. 2003. JIPA 33(1). 113–120. |
| Kéo | [xxk] | Baird, Louise. 2002. JIPA 32(1). 93–97. |
| Korean | [kor] | Lee, Hyun Bok. 1999. Handbook, 120–123. |
| Kunama | [kun] | Ashkaba, John Abraha & Richard Hayward. 1999. JIPA 29(2). 179–185. |
| Mambay | [mcs] | Anonby, Erik John. 2006. JIPA 36(2). 221–233. |
| Mono | [mnh] | Olson, Kenneth S. 2004. JIPA 34(2). 233–238. |
| Nara | [nrb] | Dawd, Abushush & Richard J. Hayward. 2002. JIPA 32(2). 249–255. |
| Nuuchahnulth | [noo] | Carlson, Barry F., John H. Esling & Katie Fraser. 2001. JIPA 31(2). 275–279. |
| Persian (Farsi) | [pes] | Majidi, Mohammad-Reza & Elmar Ternes. 1999. Handbook, 124–125. |
| Polish | [pol] | Jassem, Wiktor. 2003. JIPA 33(1). 103–107. |
| Portuguese (European) | [por] | Cruz-Ferreira, Madalena. 1999. Handbook, 126–130. |
| Portuguese, Brazilian | [por] | Barbosa, Plínio A. & Eleonora C. Albano. 2004. JIPA 34(2). 227–232. |
| Quichua, Salasaca | [qxl] | Chango Masaquiza, Fanny & Stephen A. Marlett. 2008. JIPA 38(2). 223–227. |
| Seri | [sei] | Marlett, Stephen A., F. Xavier Moreno Herrera, & Genaro G. Herrera Astorga. JIPA 35(1). 117–121. |
| Shipibo | [shp] | Valenzuela, Pilar M., Luis Márquez Pinedo (Yoi Sani) & Ian Maddieson. 2001. JIPA 31(2). 281–285. |
| Sindhi | [snd] | Nihalani, Paroo. 1999. Handbook, 131–134. |
| Slovene | [slv] | Šuštaršič, Rastislav & Smiljana Komar. 1999. Handbook, 135–139. |
| Spanish, Castilian | [spa] | Martínez-Celdrán, Eugenio, Ana Ma. Fernández-Planas & Josefina Carrera-Sabaté. 2003. JIPA 33(2). 255–260. |
| Spokane | [spo] | Carlson, Barry F. & John H. Esling. 2000. JIPA 30(1/2). 97–102. |
| Sandawe | [sad] | Eaton, Helen. 2006. JIPA 36(2). 235–242. |
| Swedish | [swe] | Engstrand, Olle. 1999. Handbook, 140–142. |
| Taba | [mky] (East Makian) | Bowden, John & John Hajek. 1999. Handbook, 143–146. |
| Tamambo | [mla]? | Riehl, Anastasia K. & Dorothy Jauncey. JIPA 35(2). 255–259. |
| Tamil | [tam] | Keane, Elinor. 2004. JIPA 34(1). 111–116. |
| Tera | [ttr] | Tench, Paul. 2007. JIPA 37(2). 227–234. |
| Thai | [tha] | Tingsabadh, M. R. Kalaya & Arthur S. Abramson. 1999. Handbook, 147–150. |
| Tukang Besi | [khc] (Tukang Besi North) | Donohue, Mark. 1999. Handbook, 151–153. |
| Turkish | [tur] | Zimmer, Karl & Orhan Orgun. 1999. Handbook, 154–156. |
| Yiddish, Standard | [ydd] (Eastern Yiddish) | Kleine, Ane. 2003. JIPA 33(2). 261–265. |
| Zapotec, Tilquiapan | [zts] | Merrill, Elizabeth D. 2008. JIPA 38(1). 107–114. |
The largest languages that at present do not have an Illustration of the IPA are:
| Language Name | Ethnologue Code | Countries |
| Bengali | [ben] | Bangladesh |
| Bihari | [bho] (Bhojpuri)? [mag] (Magahi)? [mai] (Maithili)? | India |
| Javanese | [jav] | Indonesia |
| Punjabi | [pnj] (Western Panjabi)? [pan] (Eastern Panjabi)? | Pakistan, India |
| Russian | [rus] | Russia |
| Telugu | [tel] | India |
| Ukrainian | [ukr] | Ukraine |