IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent
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Consonants
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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] |
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IPA
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Examples |
English equivalent
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Vowels
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a
|
a
|
bra
| aː
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ā
|
(long a)
| e
|
e
|
met
| eː
|
ē
|
pay
| i
|
i
|
sit
| iː
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ī
|
see
| o
|
o
|
pole
| oː
|
ō
|
(long o)
| Stress
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ˈ
|
Primary stress on penultimate syllable (placed before the stressed syllable)
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