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== Structure ==
== Structure ==
In KPA, consonant characters, with the exception of coronal and dorsal nasals, come with a following vowel. For example ト stands for [to̝]. To write a consonant without a following vowel, a batsu (☓) is written atop the consonant letter to suppress the following vowel. So <ruby>
In KPA, consonant characters, with the exception of coronal and dorsal nasals, come with a following vowel. For example ト stands for [to̝]. To write a consonant without a following vowel, a ''batsu'' (cross) (☓) is written atop the consonant letter to suppress the following vowel. So <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> stands for [t]. These single consonant are used either for coda consonants, or consonants that are not followed by a vowel because they are in a cluster.
<rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> stands for [t]. These single consonant are used either for coda consonants, or consonants that are not followed by a vowel because they are in a cluster.
 
== Brackets ==
For phonemic transcription, ''sumitsukikakko'' (lenticular brackets) 【】 are used; and for phonetic transcription ''sumitsukikakko shiro'' (white lenticular brackets) 〖〗. ''Kakukakko'' (square brackets) ［］ are used for showing that two or more characters make an affricate or a co-articulated consonant. The kakukakko are thus used similarly to the tiebar ◌͡◌ in [[IPA]]. Orthography may be inclosed in ''kagikakko'' (corner brackets) 「」. But this is only useful for orthographies that use kana.


== Consonants ==
== Consonants ==
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|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" rowspan=2 | Non-Sibilant Fric. || <ruby><rb>ふ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ぶ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || ヴ || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>凵手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>凵手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>幺手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>幺手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>厂手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>厂手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>シ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>シ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ユ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ユ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ク☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ク</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ん☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>口☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>口</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>皿☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>皿</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ホ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ホ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>自☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" rowspan=2 | Non-Sibilant Fric. || <ruby><rb>ふ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ぶ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || ヴ || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>凵手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>凵手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>幺手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>幺手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>厂手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>厂手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ト</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>シ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ド</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>シ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ユ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ユ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ク☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ク</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ん☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>口☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>口</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>フ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>皿☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ヴ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>皿</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ホ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ホ</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>自☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
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|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" | {{IPA|ɸ}} || {{IPA|β}} || {{IPA|f}} || {{IPA|v}} || {{IPA|θ}} || {{IPA|ð}} || {{IPA|θ̠}} || {{IPA|ð̠}} || {{IPA|}} || {{IPA|}} || || || {{IPA|}} || {{IPA|}} || {{IPA|ç}} || {{IPA|ʝ}} || {{IPA|x}} || {{IPA|ɣ}} || {{IPA|χ}} || {{IPA|ʁ̝}} || {{IPA|ħ}} || {{IPA|ʕ̝}} || {{IPA|ʜ}} || {{IPA|ʢ̝}} || {{IPA|h}} || {{IPA|ɦ}}
| {{IPA|ɸ}} || {{IPA|β}} || {{IPA|f}} || {{IPA|v}} || {{IPA|θ}} || {{IPA|ð}} || {{IPA|θ̠}} || {{IPA|ð̠}} || {{IPA|}} || {{IPA|}} || || || {{IPA|}} || {{IPA|}} || {{IPA|ç}} || {{IPA|ʝ}} || {{IPA|x}} || {{IPA|ɣ}} || {{IPA|χ}} || {{IPA|ʁ̝}} || {{IPA|ħ}} || {{IPA|ʕ̝}} || {{IPA|ʜ}} || {{IPA|ʢ̝}} || {{IPA|h}} || {{IPA|ɦ}}
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|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" rowspan=2 | Lateral Fric. || || || || || {{IPA|θ}} || {{IPA|ð}} || {{IPA|s}} || {{IPA|z}} || {{IPA|ʃ}} || {{IPA|ʒ}} || || || {{IPA|x}} || {{IPA|ɣ}} || {{IPA|h}}
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" rowspan=2 | Lateral Fric. || || || || || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>凵手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>凵手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>幺手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>幺手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>厂手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>厂手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>シ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>シ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ユ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ユ手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ク手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ク手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ん手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>゜ || <ruby><rb>ル</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ん手☓</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
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|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" | || || || || {{IPA|ɬ̪}} || {{IPA|ɮ̪}} || {{IPA|ɬ}} || {{IPA|ɮ}} || {{IPA|ɬ̠}} || {{IPA|ɮ̠}} || {{IPA|ɭ̝̊}} || {{IPA|ɭ̝}} || {{IPA|ɬ̠ʲ}} || {{IPA|ɮ̠ʲ}} || {{IPA|ʎ̝̊}} || {{IPA|ʎ̝}} || {{IPA|ʟ̝̊}} || {{IPA|ʟ̠̊˔}} || {{IPA|ʟ̠˔}}
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" | || || || || {{IPA|ɬ̪}} || {{IPA|ɮ̪}} || {{IPA|ɬ}} || {{IPA|ɮ}} || {{IPA|ɬ̠}} || {{IPA|ɮ̠}} || {{IPA|ɭ̝̊}} || {{IPA|ɭ̝}} || {{IPA|ɬ̠ʲ}} || {{IPA|ɮ̠ʲ}} || {{IPA|ʎ̝̊}} || {{IPA|ʎ̝}} || {{IPA|ʟ̝̊}} || {{IPA|ʟ̝}} || {{IPA|ʟ̠̊˔}} || {{IPA|ʟ̠˔}}
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|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" rowspan=2 | Approximant || || {{IPA|w}} || || || || || || || || || || {{IPA|j}}
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" rowspan=2 | Approximant || || {{IPA|w}} || || || || || || || || || || {{IPA|j}}

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The Kana Phonetic Alphabet (KPA) is a phonetic transcription method using primarily katakana. Hiragana, kanji or kanji radicals, and other symbols are also used.

Structure

In KPA, consonant characters, with the exception of coronal and dorsal nasals, come with a following vowel. For example ト stands for [to̝]. To write a consonant without a following vowel, a batsu (cross) (☓) is written atop the consonant letter to suppress the following vowel. So ト(☓) stands for [t]. These single consonant are used either for coda consonants, or consonants that are not followed by a vowel because they are in a cluster.

Brackets

For phonemic transcription, sumitsukikakko (lenticular brackets) 【】 are used; and for phonetic transcription sumitsukikakko shiro (white lenticular brackets) 〖〗. Kakukakko (square brackets) ［］ are used for showing that two or more characters make an affricate or a co-articulated consonant. The kakukakko are thus used similarly to the tiebar ◌͡◌ in IPA. Orthography may be inclosed in kagikakko (corner brackets) 「」. But this is only useful for orthographies that use kana.

Consonants

The following charts show how to write single consonants. To write [m] for example, ム(☓) is always used, never マ(☓), ミ(☓), メ(☓) or モ(☓).

Pulmonic Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-Alv. Retroflex Alv.-Pal. Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Epiglottal Glottal
Nasal ム(☓)゜ ム(☓) ム(凵☓)゜ ム(凵☓) ン(凵)゜ ン(凵) ン゜ ン ン(幺)゜ ン(幺) ン(厂)゜ ン(厂) ン(シ)゜ ン(シ) ン(ユ)゜ ン(ユ) ン(ク)゜ ン(ク) ん゜ ん
m̥ m ɱ̊ ɱ n̪̊ n̪ n̥ n n̠̊ n̠ ɳ̊ ɳ n̠̊ʲ n̠ʲ ɲ̊ ɲ ŋ̊ ŋ ɴ̥ ɴ
Plosive プ(☓) ブ(☓) プ(凵☓) ブ(凵☓) ト(凵☓) ド(凵☓) ト(☓) ド(☓) ト(幺☓) ド(幺☓) ト(厂☓) ド(厂☓) ト(シ☓) ド(シ☓) ト(ヨ☓) ド(ヨ☓) ク(☓) グ(☓) ク(ん☓) グ(ん☓) ク(口☓) グ(口☓) ク(皿☓) ッ(・)
p b p̪ b̪ t̪ d̪ t d t̠ d̠ ʈ ɖ t̠ʲ d̠ʲ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ q̠ ɢ̠ ʡ ʔ
Affricate ts dz
p͡ɸ b͡β p̪͡f b̪͡v t͡s̪ d͡z̪ t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ c͡ç ɟ͡ʝ ​ k͡x ɡ͡ɣ q͡χ ɢ͡ʁ q̠͡ħ ɢ̠͡ʕ ʡ͡ʜ ʡ͡ʢ ʔ͡h
Lateral Affr. ts dz
t̪͡ɬ̪ d̪͡ɮ̪ t͡ɬ d͡ɮ t̠͡ɬ̠ d̠͡ɮ̠ ʈ͡ɭ̝̊ ɖ͡ɭ̝ t͡ɬ̝ʲ d͡ɮ̝ʲ c͡ʎ̝̊ ɟ͡ʎ̝ k͡ʟ̝̊ ɡ͡ʟ̝ q͡ʟ̠̊˔ ɢ͡ʟ̠˔
Sibilant Fric. ス(凵☓) ズ(凵☓) ス(☓) ズ(☓) ス(幺☓) ズ(幺☓) ス(厂☓) ズ(厂☓) シ(☓) ジ(手☓)
s̪ z̪ s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ
Non-Sibilant Fric. ふ(☓) ぶ(手☓) フ(☓) ヴ ト(凵手☓) ド(凵手☓) ト(手☓) ド(手☓) ト(幺手☓) ド(幺手☓) ト(厂手☓) ド(厂手☓) ト(シ手☓) ド(シ手☓) ユ(手☓)゜ ユ(手☓) フ(ク☓) ヴ(ク) フ(ん☓) ヴ(ん) フ(口☓) ヴ(口) フ(皿☓) ヴ(皿) ホ(☓) ホ(自☓)
ɸ β f v θ ð θ̠ ð̠ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ̝ ħ ʕ̝ ʜ ʢ̝ h ɦ
Lateral Fric. ル(凵手☓)゜ ル(凵手☓) ル(手☓)゜ ル(手☓) ル(幺手☓)゜ ル(幺手☓) ル(厂手☓)゜ ル(厂手☓) ル(シ手☓)゜ ル(シ手☓) ル(ユ手☓)゜ ル(ユ手☓) ル(ク手☓)゜ ル(ク手☓) ル(ん手☓)゜ ル(ん手☓)
ɬ̪ ɮ̪ ɬ ɮ ɬ̠ ɮ̠ ɭ̝̊ ɭ̝ ɬ̠ʲ ɮ̠ʲ ʎ̝̊ ʎ̝ ʟ̝̊ ʟ̝ ʟ̠̊˔ ʟ̠˔
Approximant w j
ɸ̞ β̞ ʋ̥ ʋ θ̞ ð̞ ɹ̥ ɹ ɹ̠̊ ɹ̠ ɻ̊ ɻ ɹ̠̊ʲ ɹ̠ʲ j̊ j ɰ̊ ɰ ɰ̠̊ ʁ̞ ʕ̞̊ ʕ̞ ʢ̞̊ ʢ̞ h ɦ
Lateral Appr. l
l̪̊ l̪ l̥ l l̠̊ l̠ ɭ̊ ɭ l̠̊ʲ l̠ʲ ʎ̥ ʎ ʟ̥ ʟ ʟ̠̊ ʟ̠
Flap or Tap
ⱱ̟̊ ⱱ̟ ⱱ̥ ⱱ ɾ̪̊ ɾ̪ ɾ̥ ɾ ɾ̠̊ ɾ̠ ɽ̊ ɽ ɾ̠̊ʲ ɾ̠ʲ q̆ ɢ̆ ʡ̥̆ ʡ̆
Lateral Flap or Tap
ɺ̪̊ ɺ̪ ɺ̥ ɺ ɺ̠̊ ɺ̠ ɺ̠̊ʲ ɺ̠ʲ ʎ̥̆ ʎ̆ ʟ̥̆ ʟ̆ ʟ̠̥̆ ʟ̠̆
Trill r
ʙ̥ ʙ ʙ̪̊ ʙ̪ r̪̊ r̪ r̥ r r̠̊ r̠ ɽ̊͡r̥ ɽ͡r r̠̊ʲ r̠ʲ ʀ̥ ʀ
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