Wikipedia:Pronunciation guide

Is there a standard format for explaining pronunciation of a word? It occured to me that an international audience might need help with the word Ngaio in an entry I just wrote for Ngaio Marsh. Dramatic 03:23 Dec 30, 2002 (UTC)

See /wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump/December_2002_archive for a short discussion on this subject between Zeaner, Stephen Gilbert and myself. I don't think a final word has been said yet. --KF 03:29 Dec 30, 2002 (UTC)

SAMPA or IPA. It seems we can use IPA characters, but I don't know if they show on all browsers. SAMPA is a safe bet. -- Tarquin

See also: Wiktionary:Pronunciation key (http://wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Pronunciation%20key) on Wiktionary.