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