The little slash on top of a vowel (á é í ó ú áŋ íŋ úŋ) shows which part of the word is loudest.
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aǧúyapi
a
like in father
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asáŋpi
aŋ
the sound a pronounced through the nose, in swamp
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ičábu
č
like ch in discharge(i.e. no air behind it)
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čhiyé
čh
like in cheese
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nič’ú
č’
like č followed by a glottal stop
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ógde
d
like in dog
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bébena
e
like in bed
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ǧí
ǧ
a gutteral sound, like gargling water
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hiŋháŋ
h
like in house
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ȟóta
ȟ
like in Spanish Juan
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zí
i
like in sit
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íŋyaŋ
iŋ
like sing
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kimímina
k
like k in skill(i.e. no air behind it)
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khukhúše
kh
like k in kill
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kȟáŋta
kh
the sound k followed by ȟ
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čík’ana
k’
like k followed by a glottal stop
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mayá
m
like in map
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núŋpa
n
like in nap
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osní
o
like in the Canadian way of saying “oh geez!”
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pápa
p
like p in in spill(i.e. no air behind it)
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pheží
ph
like in pill
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wapȟáha
pȟ
the sound p followed by ȟ
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wanáp’iŋ
p’
the sound p followed by a glottal stop
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ská
s
like in so
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šá
š
like in ship
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tópa
t
like in still(i.e. no air behind it)
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thípi
th
like in till
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tȟadó
tȟ
the sound t followed by ȟ
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t’á
t’
the sound t followed by a glottal stop
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wagmú
u
like in the Spanish way of saying “Cuba”
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uŋzóǧe
uŋ
the sound u pronounced through the nose, a bit like in moon
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wówapi
w
like in well
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yámni
y
like in yes
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zitkána
z
like in zero
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ižáŋžaŋ
ž
like s in pleasure
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naȟ’úŋ
’
a stop in speech
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