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