Phonetic Alphabet

nxaʔamxčín Pronunciation Guide PDF

"a"
EB
"aa" (Retracted a)
EB
"c"
EB
c̓ (Glottal c)
EB
č (Wedge c)
EB
ə (Schwa)
EB
əə (Retracted Schwa)
EB
h
EB
ḥ (h with dot)
EB
ḥʷ (h with dot and raised w)
EB
i
EB
k
EB
k̓ (Glottal k)
EB
kʷ (k raised ʷ)
EB
k̓ʷ (Glottal k raised w)
EB
l (L)
EB
l̓ (Glottal L)
EB
ll (Retracted L)
EB
ll̓ (Retracted Glottal L)
EB
ł (Barred or Slurpy L)
EB
ƛ̓ (Barred Lambda)
EB
m
EB
m̓ (Glottal M)
EB
n
EB
n̓ (Glottal N)
EB
p
EB
p̓ (Glottal P)
EB
q
EB
q̓ (Glottal Q)
EB
qʷ (Q Raised W)
EB
q̓ʷ (Glottal Q Raised W)
EB
r
EB
r̓ (Glottal R)
EB
š (Wedge S)
EB
s
EB
t
EB
t̓ (Glottal T)
EB
u
EB
uu (Retracted U)
EB
w
EB
w̓ (Glottal W)
EB
x
EB
xʷ (X Raised W)
EB
x̌ (Wedge X)
EB
x̌ʷ (Wedge X Raised W)
EB
y
EB
y̓ (Glottal Y)
EB
ʕ (Pharyngeal)
EB
ʕ̓ (Glottal Pharyngeal)
EB
ʕʷ (Pharyngeal Raised W)
EB
ʕ̓ʷ (Glottal Pharyngeal Raised W)
EB

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Basic Document to learn what the names of the letters are in the Salish alphabet.