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=== Other symbols === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! X-SAMPA !! IPA !! IPA image !! Description !! Example |- | <code>.</code> || {{IPA|.}} || [[File:Unicode 0x002E.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || syllable break || |- | <code>"</code> || {{IPA|ˈ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x02C8.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || primary [[lexical stress|stress]] || |- | <code>%</code> || {{IPA|ˌ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x02CC.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[secondary stress]] || American English ''pro'''nun'''ciation'' <code>[pr\@%nVn.si."eI.S@n]</code> |- | <code>'</code> (or <code>_j</code>) || {{IPA|ʲ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x02B2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalized]] || Russian {{lang|ru|Земля}} (Earth) <code>[z'I"ml'a]</code> or <code>[z_jI"ml_ja]</code> |- | <code>:</code> || {{IPA|ː}} || [[File:Length sign.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || long || |- | <code>:\</code> || {{IPA|ˑ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x02D1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || half long || Estonian differentiates three [[vowel length]]s |- | <code>-</code> || || || separator || Polish {{lang|pl|'''trz'''y}} <code>[t-S1]</code> vs. {{lang|pl|'''cz'''y}} <code>[tS1]</code> (affricate) |- | <code>@</code> || {{IPA|ə}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0259.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[schwa]] || English '''''a'''ren'''a''''' <code>[@"r\i:n@]</code> |- | <code>@\</code> || {{IPA|ɘ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0258.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[close-mid central unrounded vowel]] || Chuvash п'''ӗ'''ррехинче <code>[p@\rrEXints\E]</code> |- | <code>@`</code> || {{IPA|ɚ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x025A.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[r-colored vowel|r-coloured schwa]] || American English ''col'''or''''' <code>["kVl@`]</code> |- | <code>{</code> || {{IPA|æ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x00E6.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[near-open front unrounded vowel]] || English ''tr'''a'''p'' <code>[tr\{p]</code> |- | <code>}</code> || {{IPA|ʉ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0289.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[close central rounded vowel]] || Swedish {{lang|sv|sj'''u'''}} <code>[x\}:]</code>; AuE/NZE ''b'''oo'''t'' <code>[b}:t]</code> |- | <code>1</code> || {{IPA|ɨ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0268.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[close central unrounded vowel]] || Welsh {{lang|cy|t'''u'''}} <code>[t1]</code>, American English ''ros'''e'''{{`}}s'' <code>["r\oUz1z]</code> |- | <code>2</code> || {{IPA|ø}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x00F8.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[close-mid front rounded vowel]] || Danish {{lang|da|købe}} <code>["k2:b@]</code>, French {{lang|fr|d'''eu'''x}} <code>[d2]</code> |- | <code>3</code> || {{IPA|ɜ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x025C.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[open-mid central unrounded vowel]] || English ''n'''ur'''se'' <code>[n3:s]</code> (RP) or <code>[n3`s]</code> (Gen.Am.) |- | <code>3\</code> || {{IPA|ɞ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x025E.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[open-mid central rounded vowel]] || Irish {{lang|ga|t'''omha'''il}} <code>[t3\:l']</code> |- | <code>4</code> || {{IPA|ɾ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x027E.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[alveolar flap]] || Spanish {{lang|es|pe'''r'''o}} <code>["pe4o]</code>, American English ''be'''tt'''er'' <code>["bE4@`]</code> |- | <code>5</code> || {{IPA|ɫ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x026B.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[velarized alveolar lateral approximant]]; also see <code>_e</code> || English ''mi'''l'''k'' <code>[mI5k]</code>, Portuguese {{lang|pt|'''l'''ivro}} <code>["5iv4u]</code> |- | <code>6</code> || {{IPA|ɐ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0250.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[near-open central vowel]] || German {{lang|de|bess'''er'''}} <code>["bEs6]</code>, Australian English ''m'''u'''d'' <code>[m6d]</code> |- | <code>7</code> || {{IPA|ɤ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0264.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[close-mid back unrounded vowel]] || Estonian {{lang|et|k'''õ'''ik}} <code>[k7ik]</code>, Vietnamese {{lang|vi|m'''ơ'''}} <code>[m7_M]</code> |- | <code>8</code> || {{IPA|ɵ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0275.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[close-mid central rounded vowel]] || Swedish {{lang|sv|b'''u'''ss}} <code>[b8s]</code> |- | <code>9</code> || {{IPA|œ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0153.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[open-mid front rounded vowel]] || French {{lang|fr|n'''eu'''f}} <code>[n9f]</code>, Danish {{lang|da|dr'''ø'''mme}} <code>[dR9m@]</code> |- | <code>&</code> || {{IPA|ɶ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0276.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[open front rounded vowel]] || Swedish {{lang|sv|sk'''ö'''rd}} <code>[x\&d`]</code> |- | <code>?</code> || {{IPA|ʔ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0294.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[glottal stop]] || Cockney English ''bo'''tt'''le'' <code>["bQ?o]</code> |- | <code>?\</code> || {{IPA|ʕ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x0295.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[voiced pharyngeal fricative]] || Arabic {{lang|ar|ع}} {{Transliteration|ar|'''ʿ'''ayn}} <code>[?\Ajn]</code> |- | <code>*</code> || || || undefined escape character, SAMPA's "conjunctor"|| |- | <code>/</code> || {{IPA|/}} || [[File:Unicode 0x002F.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || (a) French vowel [[archiphoneme]]s or indeterminacies<br>(b) delimiter of [[Phoneme|phonemic]] transcriptions || {{lang|fr|m'''ai'''son}} <code>/mE/zO~/</code> |- | <code><</code> || {{IPA|⟨}} || [[file:Unicode 0x27E8.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || begin nonsegmental notation, e.g., [[SAMPROSA]]<ref>For a summary of [[:wiktionary:SAMPROSA|SAMPROSA]], see {{cite web|last1=Wells|first1=J.C.|title=SAMPROSA (SAM Prosodic Transcription)|url=https://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/sampa/samprosa.htm|website=UCL Phonetics and Linguistics|publisher=University College London|date=19 September 1995|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> || |- | <code><\</code> || {{IPA|ʢ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x02A2.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[voiced epiglottal fricative]] || [[Siwi language|Siwi]] {{IPA|arˤbˤə'''ʢ'''a|lang=siz}} (four) <code>[ar_?\b_?\@<\a]</code> |- | <code>></code> || {{IPA|⟩}} || [[file:Unicode 0x27E9.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || end nonsegmental notation || |- | <code>>\</code> || {{IPA|ʡ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x02A1.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[epiglottal plosive]] || [[Archi language|Archi]] гӀарз (complaint) <code>[>\arz]</code> |- | <code>^</code> || {{IPA|ꜛ}} || [[File:Unicode 0xA71B.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[upstep (phonetics)|upstep]] || |- | <code>!</code> || {{IPA|ꜜ}} || [[File:Unicode 0xA71C.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[downstep (phonetics)|downstep]] || |- | <code>!\</code> || {{IPA|ǃ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x01C3.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[postalveolar click]] || [[Zulu language|Zulu]] {{lang|zu|i'''q'''a'''q'''a}} (polecat) <code>[i:!\a:!\a]</code> |- | <code>|</code> || {{IPA|<nowiki>|</nowiki>}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x007C.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || minor (foot) group || |- | <code>|\</code> || {{IPA|ǀ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x01C0 alt.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[dental click]] || Zulu {{lang|zu|i'''c'''i'''c'''i}} (earring) <code> [i:|\i:|\i] </code> |- | <code>||</code> || {{IPA|‖}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x2016.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || major (intonation) group || |- | <code>|\|\</code> || {{IPA|ǁ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x01C1 alt.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[alveolar lateral click]] || Zulu {{lang|zu|'''x'''o'''x'''a}} (to converse) <code>[|\|\O:|\|\a]</code> |- | <code>=\</code> || {{IPA|ǂ}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x01C2 alt.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[palatal click]] || |- | <code>-\</code> || {{IPA|‿}} || [[File:IPA Unicode 0x203F.svg|frameless|upright=0.1]] || [[Liaison (linguistics)|linking mark]] || |}
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