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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áŋpa né
aŋ
the sound a pronounced through the nose, in swamp
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wikčémna
č
like ch in discharge(i.e. no air behind it)
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iŋčánu
č
like j in ajar
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čháŋ
čh
like in cheese
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iŋč’ínahomni
č’
like č followed by a glottal stop
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thaté
e
like in bed
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núǧe
ǧ
a gutteral sound, like gargling water
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hú
h
like in house
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ȟóta
ȟ
like in Spanish Juan
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istó
i
like in sit
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iŋkhú
iŋ
like sing
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kiškána
k
like k in skill(i.e. no air behind it)
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šúŋka
k
like g in ego
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makhú
kh
like k in kill
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ak’íŋ
k’
like k followed by a glottal stop
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mayá
m
like in map
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niséhu
n
like in nap
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osní
o
like in the Canadian way of saying “oh geez!”
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pahá
p
like p in in spill(i.e. no air behind it)
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sápa
p
like b in oboe
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phahá
ph
like in pill
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čhup’ó
p’
the sound p followed by a glottal stop
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ská
s
like in so
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šiná
š
like in ship
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tópa
t
like in still(i.e. no air behind it)
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até
t
like d in adapt
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thípi
th
like in till
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t’á
t’
the sound t followed by a glottal stop
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púza
u
like in the Spanish way of saying “Cuba”
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huŋská
uŋ
the sound u pronounced through the nose, a bit like in moon
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waówapi
w
like in well
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yámni
y
like in yes
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zí
z
like in zero
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pheží
ž
like s in pleasure
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wačhís’a
’
a stop in speech
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