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Names are prioritised in their {{w|Acoustic phonetics|acoustic}} similarity rather than how they are {{w|Articulatory phonetics|articulated}}.

Phonemes are often matched to the closest {{w|place of articulation}}. {{w|Labial consonant|labials}} become /p, m, w/; {{w|Coronal ~~coonsonant~~|coronals}} become /t, n, s, l/; and {{w|Velar consonants|velar}}, {{w|uvular consonants|uvular}}, and {{w|pharyngeal}} consonants become /k/ (e.g. ''{{lang|fr|f'''r'''ançais}}'' [fʁɑ̃sɛ] > {{tp|'''K'''anse}}). In particular, the {{w|voiceless labiodental fricative}} /f/ becomes /p/, and its voiced counterpart /v/ becomes /w/, the same applies to similar sounds.

Phonemes are often matched to the closest {{w|place of articulation}}. {{w|Labial consonant|labials}} become /p, m, w/; {{w|Coronal consonant|coronals}} become /t, n, s, l/; and {{w|Velar consonants|velar}}, {{w|uvular consonants|uvular}}, and {{w|pharyngeal}} consonants become /k/ (e.g. ''{{lang|fr|f'''r'''ançais}}'' [fʁɑ̃sɛ] > {{tp|'''K'''anse}}). In particular, the {{w|voiceless labiodental fricative}} /f/ becomes /p/, and its voiced counterpart /v/ becomes /w/, the same applies to similar sounds.

The {{w|manner of articulation}} more closely matches the phoneme. {{w|Affricates}} generally become {{w|fricatives}}. Due to their {{w|Acoustic phonetics|acoustic}} similarity to {{w|lateral fricatives}}, it is recommended that voiceless laterals become /s/. {{w|Nasal consonants}} and {{w|nasal vowels}} in final position become [[coda n|coda /n/]] to follow Toki Pona's phonotactics.