ʕ, pharyngeal | Like, e, a, Ɂe, Ɂa | ʕmut (emut, dwell), ʕmotqn (amotqn, sits-ahead) |
ʕ̓ glottalized pharyngeal | Like, eɁ, aɁ | esyaʕ̓ (all), ʕ̓nes (en̓es, enroute) |
ʕʷ rounded pharyngeal | Like, o, u, ow, uw, Ɂo, Ɂu | ʕʷlin (olin, stomach), ʕʷlʕʷlim (ululim, money) |
ʕ̓ʷ glottalized rounded pharyngeal | Like oɁ, uɁ | suʕ̓ʷ (water diminishes), cuʕ̓ʷ (punch) |
Ɂ glottal stop
| | t̕éneɁ (ear), yayaɁ (maternal grandmother) |
a, á | Like the a of father. | ta (no), Ɂa (hello) |
c | Like the ts of cats. | cil (five), cuti (saying) |
c̓, hard c | Plosive c | c̓ew̓ (wash), c̓an (secure) |
č wedge c | Like the ch in church. | čelš (hand), čen̓ (where, what state?) |
č̓ hard wedge c | Plosive č. | č̓uw (gone), č̓im (dark) |
e, é | Like the e of bet. | lemt (glad), stem̓ (what?) |
ə | Like the a of about. | anwi (you), anəwi |
h | :ike the h of hat. | ha (question), heɁenm (eight) |
i, í | Like the ea of heat. | citxʷ (house), ƛ̓lip (stop) |
k | Like the c of cat | lkepu (coat), kapi (coffee) |
kʷ | Like the qu of queen | kʷen (take), lkʷut (far) |
k̓ʷ hard k w | A plosive kʷ | k̓ʷen̓t (try it), milk̓ʷ (whole) |
l | Like the l of law | lɁew (father, mas.), kʷil (red) |
l̕ glottal l | A glottalized l | x̌ʷl̕ (for), k̓ʷul̕ (work) |
ɬ barred l, | Like a voiceless l | ɬm̓ɬam̓ayeɁ (frog), |
ƛ̓ lambda | A plosive ɬ | ƛ̓lip (stop), pƛ̓ečst (release) |
m | Like the m of mine | mʕmeʕt (bothersome), smɁem (woman) |
m̓ glottal m | A glottalized m | m̓y̓m̓y̓im (tell stories), stem̓ (what?) |
n | Like the n of now | nyštetkʷ (deep water), ntels (want) |
n̓ glottal n | A glottalized n | n̓kʷect (forest), k̓ʷen̓ (try) |
o, ó | Like the oa of boat | moʕʷ (flows), hoy (finish) |
p | Like the p of pit | pypiyt (happy), pistem̓ (when) |
p̓ hard p | A plosive p | p̓yp̓uyšn (car), ɬip̓ (line) |
q | Similar to k | qim (calm), sqélixʷ (human) |
q̓ hard q | A plosive q | spq̓niɁ (sun), q̓mq̓milš (meeting) |
qʷ a q w | A rounded q | qʷamqʷmt (pleasing), qʷlqʷelt (talk) |
q̓ʷ hard q w | plosive qʷ | q̓ʷyq̓ʷay (bison), mq̓ʷmoq̓ʷ (mountains) |
s | Like the s of snake | sewɬkʷ (water), sysyus (powerful) |
š wedge s | Like the sh of shine | šwšweɬ (road), šy̓úleɁxʷ (first land) |
t | Like the t of tire | twmist (purchase), ttwit (boy) |
t̕ hard t | A plosive t | t̕yip (fall), esšit̕ (tree) |
u, ú | Like the oo of boot | t̕uxʷt (fly), nɁuɬxʷ (enter) |
w | Like the w of wait | wisšn (long), sew (ask) |
w̓ glottal w | similar to letter u | qʷew̓ (crazy), maw̓ (broke) |
x̌ hard x | Like a raspy h | x̌es (well), px̌pax̌t (wise) |
xʷ an x w | A rounded voiceless x | xʷuy (traverse), citxʷ (house) |
x̌ʷ hard x w | A rounded x̌ | x̌ʷa (maybe), nox̌ʷnx̌ʷ (wife) |
y | Like the y of city | yal (circled), miy (known) |
y̓ glottal y | Like iɁ. | y̓etɬx̌ʷa (today), šey̓ (that) |