International Phonetic Alphabet

System of phonetic notation International Phonetic Alphabet"IPA", transcribed narrowly according to Received Pronunciation as [aɪ̯ pʰiː eɪ̯]Script type Alphabet – partially featuralPeriod1888–presentLanguagesUsed for phonetic and phonemic transcription of any oral languageRelated scriptsParent systemsEgyptian hieroglyphsProto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetLatin scriptLepsius Standard AlphabetPalaeotype alphabet, English Phonotypic AlphabetRomic alphabetInternational Phonetic AlphabetChild systemsIPA Braille, ExtIPAUnicodeUnicode rangeSee Phonetic symbols in Unicode § Unicode blocks This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association, starting in the late 19th century, as a standard written representation for the sounds of speech. The IPA is used by linguists, lexicographers, foreign