# English (South African) (en-ZA)
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The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the South African English voices that are supported by Amazon Polly.


**Phoneme/Viseme Table**  

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  <tr><th>IPA</th><th>X-SAMPA</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Viseme</th></tr>
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  <tr><td colspan="5">**Consonants**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>b</td><td>b</td><td>voiced bilabial plosive</td><td>**b**ed</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>d</td><td>d</td><td>voiced alveolar plosive</td><td>**d**ig</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>d͡ʒ</td><td>dZ</td><td>voiced postalveolar affricate</td><td>**j**ump</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ð</td><td>D</td><td>voiced dental fricative</td><td>**th**en</td><td>T</td></tr>
  <tr><td>f</td><td>f</td><td>voiceless labiodental fricative</td><td>**f**ive</td><td>f</td></tr>
  <tr><td>g</td><td>g</td><td>voiced velar plosive</td><td>**g**ame</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>h</td><td>h</td><td>voiceless glottal fricative</td><td>**h**ouse</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>j</td><td>j</td><td>palatal approximant</td><td>**y**es</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>k</td><td>k</td><td>voiceless velar plosive</td><td>**c**at</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>l</td><td>l</td><td>alveolar lateral approximant</td><td>**l**ay</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>l̩</td><td>l=</td><td>syllabic alveolar lateral approximant</td><td>batt**le**</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɬ̩</td><td>K</td><td>voiceless lateral fricative</td><td>um**hl**anga</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>m</td><td>m</td><td>bilabial nasal</td><td>**m**ouse</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>m̩</td><td>m=</td><td>syllabic bilabial nasal</td><td>anth**em**</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>n</td><td>n</td><td>alveolar nasal</td><td>**n**ap</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>n̩</td><td>n=</td><td>syllabic alveolar nasal</td><td>butt**on**</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ŋ</td><td>N</td><td>velar nasal</td><td>thi**ng**</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>p</td><td>p</td><td>voiceless bilabial plosive</td><td>**p**in</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɹ</td><td>r\\</td><td>alveolar approximant</td><td>**r**ed</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>r</td><td>r</td><td>alveolar trill</td><td>pa**r**eis</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>s</td><td>s</td><td>voiceless alveolar fricative</td><td>**s**eem</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʃ</td><td>S</td><td>voiceless postalveolar fricative</td><td>**sh**ip</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t</td><td>t</td><td>voiceless alveolar plosive</td><td>**t**ask</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t͡ʃ</td><td>tS</td><td>voiceless postalveolar affricate</td><td>**ch**art</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>Θ</td><td>T</td><td>voiceless dental fricative</td><td>**th**in</td><td>T</td></tr>
  <tr><td>v</td><td>v</td><td>voiced labiodental fricative</td><td>**v**est</td><td>f</td></tr>
  <tr><td>w</td><td>w</td><td>labial-velar approximant</td><td>**w**est</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>x</td><td>x</td><td>voiceless velar fricative</td><td>**g**auteng</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>z</td><td>z</td><td>voiced alveolar fricative</td><td>**z**ero</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>\!</td><td>\!\\</td><td>post-alveolar click</td><td>**gq**eberha</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>\|</td><td>\|\\</td><td>dental click</td><td>n**c**ube</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>\|\|</td><td>\|\|\\</td><td>lateral click</td><td>**xh**osa</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5">**Vowels**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ə</td><td>@</td><td>mid central vowel</td><td>**a**rena</td><td>@</td></tr>
  <tr><td>əi</td><td>@i</td><td>diphthong</td><td>nelspr**ui**t</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>əʊ</td><td>@U</td><td>diphthong</td><td>g**oa**t</td><td>@</td></tr>
  <tr><td>æ</td><td>{</td><td>near open-front unrounded vowel</td><td>tr**a**p</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>aɪ</td><td>aI</td><td>diphthong</td><td>pr**i**ce</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>aʊ</td><td>aU</td><td>diphthong</td><td>m**ou**th</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɑː</td><td>A:</td><td>long open-back unrounded vowel</td><td>f**a**ther</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>eɪ</td><td>eI</td><td>diphthong</td><td>f**a**ce</td><td>e</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɜː</td><td>3:</td><td>long open mid-central unrounded vowel</td><td>n**ur**se</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛ</td><td>E</td><td>open mid-front unrounded vowel</td><td>dr**e**ss</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛə</td><td>E@</td><td>diphthong</td><td>squ**are**</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>i:</td><td>i</td><td>long close front unrounded vowel</td><td>fl**ee**ce</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>iə</td><td>I@</td><td>diphthong</td><td>du pr**eez**</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɪ</td><td>I</td><td>near-close near-front unrounded vowel</td><td>k**i**t</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɪə</td><td>I@</td><td>diphthong</td><td>n**ear**</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɔː</td><td>O:</td><td>long open-mid back rounded vowel</td><td>th**ou**ght</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɔɪ</td><td>OI</td><td>Diphthong</td><td>ch**oi**ce</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɒ</td><td>Q</td><td>open back rounded vowel</td><td>l**o**t</td><td>O</td></tr>
  <tr><td>u:</td><td>u:</td><td>long close-back rounded vowel</td><td>g**oo**se</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʊ</td><td>U</td><td>near-close near-back rounded vowel</td><td>f**oo**t</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʊə</td><td>U@</td><td>diphthong</td><td>c**ur**e</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʌ</td><td>V</td><td>Open-mid-back unrounded vowel</td><td>str**u**t</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>y</td><td>y</td><td>close front rounded vowel</td><td>van v**uu**ren</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5">**Additional Symbols**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ˈ</td><td>"</td><td>primary stress</td><td>Ala**ba**ma</td><td></td></tr>
  <tr><td>ˌ</td><td>%</td><td>secondary stress</td><td>**A**labama</td><td></td></tr>
  <tr><td>.</td><td>.</td><td>syllable boundary</td><td>A.la.ba.ma</td><td></td></tr>
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