| Vowels: i ɪ e ə ä a o | |||
|---|---|---|---|
/i/ |
i | as in "see" | |
/ɪ/ |
ɪ | as in "bit" | |
/e/ |
e | as in "bed” or “té” | |
/ə/ |
ə | as in "about" | |
/ä/ |
ä | as in "cat" | |
/a/ |
a | as in "father" | |
/o/ |
o | as in "boat" | |
/u/ |
u | as in "flute" | |
Stressed vs unstressed Syllables
When a vowel is doubled, as in ɪɪ, or written with a line above, as in ō, it is part of a stressed syllable. It should be held longer than other syllables in the word.
- glottal stop as in center of “uh-oh”
| consonants and stops | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| /b/ | B/b | as in "boy" | |
| /ch/ | Ch/ch | as in "chair" | |
| /d/ | D/d | as in "dog" | |
| /g/ | G/g | as in "go" | |
| /h/ | H/h | as in "hello" | |
| /j/ | J/j | as in "judge" | |
| /k/ | K/k | as in "kite" | |
| /ʎ/ | Ll/ll | as in "castillo" in Spanish, or as in the combination of ly together as in "Ilyana" | |
| /l/ | L/l | as in "love" | |
| /m/ | M/m | as in "mother" | |
| /n/ | N/n | as in "note" | |
| /p/ | P/p | as in "put" | |
| /s/ | S/s | as in "snake" | |
| /sh/ | Sh/sh | as in "shine" | |
| /(h)r/ | Hr/hr | breathy and trilled as in the Spanish name “Rosa.” | |
| /t/ | T/t | as in "take" | |
| /v/ | V/v | as in "vote" or Spanish “cabra” | |
| /x/ | X/x | as in "box" | |
| /ʔ and ˀ/ | - | glottal stop as in center of “uh-oh” | |