| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent
|
|---|
| Consonants
|
|---|
| ʔ
|
h
|
the catch in oh-oh; sometimes h[1] | | j
|
y
|
y
| | k
|
ca, co, que, qui
|
scan
| | kʷ
|
cu, uc
|
squeak
| | l
|
l
|
leave
| | lː
|
ll
|
will leave
| | ɬ
|
l [2] |
play (or Welsh ‹ll›)
| | m
|
m
|
m
| | n
|
n
|
n
| | ŋ
|
nc, nqu
|
sink
| | p
|
p
|
span
| | s
|
s, or za, zo, ce, ci
|
sack
| | ʃ
|
x, y [2] |
shoe
| | t
|
t
|
stand
| | tɬ
|
tl
|
at least[3] | | tʃ
|
ch
|
choo
| | ts
|
tz
|
cats
| | w
|
hu, uh
|
w
| | ʍ
|
hu, uh [2] |
which, hitch[1] |
|
| IPA
|
Examples |
English equivalent
|
|---|
| Vowels
|
|---|
| a
|
a
|
bra
| | aː
|
ā
|
(long a)
| | e
|
e
|
met
| | eː
|
ē
|
pay
| | i
|
i
|
sit
| | iː
|
ī
|
see
| | o
|
o
|
pole
| | oː
|
ō
|
(long o)
| | Stress
|
|---|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress on penultimate syllable (placed before the stressed syllable)
|
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