/ˈaɪ.pə/

Oneida

Family: Iroquoian · North America · ISO one · Glottolog
10
Consonants
12
Vowels

The phoneme inventory below shows every sound that functions as a meaningful unit in Oneida — a Iroquoian language spoken in North America . With 22 phonemes, it has a relatively small inventory compared to the world's languages. Sounds marked with a dashed border (*) are marginal: they appear only in loanwords or highly specialized contexts and are not part of the core phonological system.

Consonants

affricate

t̠ʃ ~

approximant

j ~ ɰ ~

fricative

h ~

lateral fricative

l ~

nasal

n ~

sibilant fricative

s ~

stop

t ~ ʔ ~ k ~

Vowels

i ~ iː ~ ɤ̞ ~ ɤ̞ː ~ a ~ aː ~ e̞ː ~ e̞ ~ ə̃ ~ ə̃ː ~ ɯ̃ː ~ ɯ̃ ~

* Marginal phoneme — occurs only in loanwords or rare contexts.

How large is this inventory?

Smaller (11) Average (36) Larger (141)
22
phonemes

Oneida has 22 phonemes, placing it in the 9th percentile of languages by inventory size — a notably small inventory.

Compared to English

For English speakers learning Oneida, these are the sounds that will require the most focused practice.

In Oneida, not in English (14)

These sounds don't exist in English — English speakers will need to learn them from scratch.

ɰ t ʔ k ɤ̞ ɤ̞ː a aː e̞ː e̞ ə̃ ə̃ː ɯ̃ː ɯ̃

In English, not in Oneida (37)

English speakers learning Oneida won't use these sounds — they'll need to suppress them.

m pʰ w ŋ e oː b d ʊ z ɡ ʃ ʒ f v ts d̠ʒ ɛ ɒ ɐ ð θ ɘ ɹ kx ɐː ʉː iə eə oe æe ɑe ɵː æo ɐʉ ɒɯ ʉə
Full phoneme comparison: English vs Oneida →

Most phonologically similar languages

Ranked by Jaccard similarity — the proportion of phonemes shared relative to the combined inventory of both languages.

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Compare Oneida with another language

See which sounds are shared and which are unique.

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