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The syllable 'ˈig'

/ˈig/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈig'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/i/	The tongue is tense and rises high. Then it moves to the front of the mouth. The tip of the tongue is low and behind the bottom front teeth.	The lips are tense and wide.	The jaw drops, opening the mouth a little.		The vocal cords vibrate.
/g/	The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.	The lips position depends on the sound that comes next.		First, the air stops. Then it flows.	The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈig/ syllable

eagle /ˈ i g ə l/ /ˈi-gəl/	Pronounced by Kendra
batuigas /ˌ b æ ʧ u ˈ i g ə s/ /ˌbæ-ʧu-ˈig-əs/	Pronounced by Joey
mckeag /m ə k ˈ i g/