User blog:BioGio/Pronunciations

Can anyone explain the phonetic values of the letters for pronunciations of names? The page "" (which I'll assume is similar to ) exists, but it has no content, so I just have to ask here, I guess.

For instance, I can guess that "G" is pronounced just like IPA /g/ and "SH" represents /ʃ/. However, I can't realy tell what the phonetic value of "AA" is or how exactly "K" and "KH" differ.

I'm obviously familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet, if it makes a difference to anyone. I also know the phonetic values of quite a few languages, including Spanish (Castillian and Latin American), some Swedish, a little Icelandic, and Finnish, if that helps anyone make comparisons.

Thanks in advance.

~  BioGio   (Talk) 03:34, July 17, 2011 (UTC)