• Pronunciation Key
     
    Letter          Sound                                    Example
     
    a                a in father                           o:ya:ji' -  blueberry
    e                e in they                              dehga:h  - pie
    i                 i in police                            oëhjihä' - fried meat 
    o                o in note                              onö'gwa' - milk
    u                u in tune                              niwu'u:h - tiny
    ä                a in cat(nasalized)                o:nyösgwä:e' - cucumber
    ë                e in men(nasalized)               o:nëhdahgi' - tea
    ö                o in own(nasalized)               o'nöhsa' - onion
    w               w in wash                             wahda' - maple
    n                n in not                                nëgë:h - this
    y                y in yes                               ye:i' - six
    d                d in dog                               dosgëh - near
    t                 t in tail                              otho:we' - cold
    g                g in girl                               ge:ih - four
    k                 k in kite                             khe:gëh - I see her
    s                 s in sit                                sëh - three
    j                  j in job                               jö:yaik - robin
    h                 h in hat                               ha'nih - father
    z                 z in zoo                              dza:dak - seven
    '                  middle of "oh"                     hë'ëh - no
    /sy             sh in show                           adöh/syadöh - you write
    :                  long vowel                           dza:dak - seven