a

a - as in father

ch’

ch -as in church but sharper

i

i as in machine

kw

qu as in queen

ḵw

qu as in queen but farther back in the throat

k’

cu as in cut, but a sharper version

l̓

l as in laugh but with an abrupt stop

n

n as in nine

p’

p as in pen but sharper

t

t as in time

ts’

ts as in cats but sharper

uu

oa as in boat but longer

xw

similar to a whisper version of wh in what

y

y as in yes

aa

a- as in father but a longer version

e

u as in cut

ii

ay as in way but a longer version

kw’

qu as in queen but a sharper version

ḵw’

qu as in queen but farther back in the throat and sharper

l

l as in laugh

m

m as in moon

n̓

n as in nine but with an abrupt stop

s

s as in sign

tl’

similar to thl in athlete but much sharper

t’

t as in time but sharper

w

w as in water

x̱

a friction sound in the back of the throat

y̓

y as in yes but with an abrupt stop

ch

ch -as in church

h

h as in hat

k

cu as in cue

ḵ

c as in call, but farther back in the throat

ḵ’

c as in call but farther back in the throat and sharper

lh

similar to thl in athlete

m̓

m as in moon but with an abrupt stop

p

p as in pen

sh

sh as in shoe

ts

ts as in cats

u

oo as in too

w̓

w as in water but with an abrupt stop

x̱w

similar to x̱ but with rounded lips

7

a glottal stop, similar to the stop in the middle of the word oh-o