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SAMPA

computer-readable phonetic script using 7-bit printable ASCII characters, based on the International Phonetic Alphabet
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Summary

SAMPA is a phonetic alphabet[1]. SAMPA draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (phonetic_alphabet category, ranking #6 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • SAMPA's instance of is recorded as phonetic alphabet[3].
  • SAMPA's based on is recorded as International Phonetic Alphabet[4].
  • SAMPA's based on is recorded as ASCII[5].
  • SAMPA is a type of character encoding scheme[6].
  • 1980 marks the founding of SAMPA[7].
  • SAMPA's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SAMPA[8].
  • SAMPA's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet'}[9].
  • SAMPA's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SAMPA'}[10].

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Definition and Type

SAMPA's instance of is recorded as phonetic alphabet[3]. SAMPA is a type of character encoding scheme[6].

Origins

1980 marks the founding of SAMPA[7].

Why It Matters

SAMPA draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (phonetic_alphabet category, ranking #6 of 22).[2] SAMPA has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] SAMPA is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → character encoding scheme
    Instance of → —
    Based on → International Phonetic Alphabet, ASCII
    Inception → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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