BRAPA 1.0

First iteration of the phonetic transcription system for singing in Brazilian Portuguese BRAPA, with focus on the basics of Brazilian phonetics and small additions of regionalism/accent.

Phonemes

Info

The phonemes presented below are the commonly used in the creation of phonetic transcriptions for singing and may not cover all phonemes present in Brazilian Portuguese and its accents.
For more information about the complete phonetic coverage, consult the official BRAPA page on Github

Vowels

BRAPA	X-SAMPA	Example	Phonetic	Notes
a	a	Amigo	[a m i g u]
ax	6	Câmera	[k ax m e r a]
an	6~	Amante	[a m an ch i]
e	e	Exausto	[e z a w s t u]
en	e~	Tempo	[t en p u]
eh	E	Até	[a t eh]
ae	{	Pedra	[p ae d r a]
i	i	Figo	[f i g u]
in	i~	Simples	[s in p l i s]
i0	I	Neném	[n i0 n en y]	Reduction and neutralization of unstressed /e/ (can be epentetic), /E/ and /i/; May be voiceless. Appears in consonant clusters and vowel repetitions.
o	o	Hospital	[o s p i t a w]
on	o~	Som	[s on]
oh	O	Pó	[p oh]
u	u	Sul	[s u w]
un	u~	Mundo	[m un d u]
u0	U	Solto	[s o w t u0]	Reduction and neutralization of unstressed /u, o, O/; They may be voiceless.

*Phonemes in descriptions follow the X-Sampa standard
*Numbers in parentheses represent the numbering of regional accents found in Brazil: Dialects of the Portuguese Language

Semivowels

BRAPA	X-SAMPA	Example	Phonetic
y	j	Pai / Yatch	[p a y] / [y a ch]
w	w	Meu / Wav	[m e w] / [w a v]

Consonants

BRAPA	X-Sampa	Example	Phonetic	Notes
b	b	Bolo	[b o l u]
ch	tS	Tchau	[ch a w]
d	d	Dor	[d o h]
dj	dZ	Dizer	[dj i z e h]
f	f	Fada	[fa d ax]
g	g	Gato	[g a t u]
h	h	Carro	[k a h u]
hr	R	Ranço	[hr a n s u]	Regional (4 & 11)
j	Z	Já	[j a]
k	k	Cor	[k o h]
l	l	Lágrima	[l a g r i m a]
lh	L	Palhaço	[p a lh a s u0]
m	m	Mês	[m e s]
n	n	Navio	[n a v i w]
ng	N	Manga	[m an ng a]	Allophone of /n/ before /g/ and /k/. When the speaker does not erase the /n/ by fusing it with the preceding vowel.
nh	J	Sonho	[s o nh u]
p	p	Pipoca	[p i p o c a]
r	4	Pará	[p a r a]
rr	r	Rato	[rr a t u]
rw	r\	Amor	[a m o rw]	Used by speakers of the Brazilian Central-South
s	s	Sorte	[s oh x ch i]
sh	S	Chão	[sh an w]
t	t	Torta	[t oh rh t a]
v	v	Vaso	[v a z u0]
x	x	Partir	[p a x ch i x]	Regional (4)
z	z	Zebra	[z e b r ax]

*Phonemes in descriptions follow the X-Sampa standard
*Numbers in parentheses represent the numbering of regional accents found in Brazil: Dialects of the Portuguese Language

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BRAPA 1.0

Phonemes

Vowels

Semivowels

Consonants