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Examples:

a    as in father

• ayo ‘hawk’ (AH‑YO) [ɑːjo]
• atvme ‘car’ (AH‑DUH‑ME) [ɑːdəmi]
• afke ‘porridge’ (AF‑KE) [ɑːfki]

c    as in much or budget

• cvto ‘rock’ (CHUH‑DO) [ʧədo]
• cesse ‘mouse’ (CHIS‑SE) [ʧɪssi]
• fuco ‘duck’ (FOO‑JO) [fʊʤo]

e    short as in sit

• efv ‘dog’ (I‑FUH) [ifɑ]
• este ‘person’ (IS‑TE) [ɪsti]
• cufe ‘rabbit’ (CHOO‑FE) [ʧʊfi]

ē    long as in seed

• ēcko ‘roasted corn’ (EECH‑KO) [iːʧko]
• meskē ‘summer’ (MIS‑KEE) [mɪskiː]
• nerē ‘night’ (NI‑HLEE) [nɪɬiː]

f     as in five or lava

• fuswv ‘bird’ (FOOS‑WUH) [fʊswə]
• fo ‘bee’ (FOH) [foː]
• tafv feather (TAH-VUH) [tɑːvə]

h    as in hot

• hocefkv ‘name’ (HO‑CHIF‑KUH) [hoʤɪfkə]
• hvlpvtv ‘alligator’ (HAL‑PUH‑DUH) [həlbədə]

i     as in hey

• hila! ‘my gosh!’ (HEY‑LAH) [hejlɑ]
• ohliketv ‘chair’ (OH‑LEY‑GI‑DUH) [ohlejgidə]

k    as in kit or logo

• kapv ‘coat’ (KAH‑BUH) [kɑːbə]
• kute ‘frog’ (KOO‑DE) [kʊdi]
• cuko ‘house’ (CHOO‑GO) [ʧʊgo]

l     as in low

• lucv ‘turtle’ (LOO‑JUH) [lʊʤə]

m   as in mouse

• meskē ‘summer’ (MIS‑KEE) [mɪskiː]
• mēkko ‘chief’ (MEEK‑KO) [miːkko]

n    as in not

• nettv ‘day’ (NIT‑TUH) [nɪttə]
• nerē ‘night’ (NE‑HLEE) [niɬiː]

o    long as in code or short as in coat

• ofv ‘inside’ (OH‑VUH) [oːvə]
• opv ‘owl’ (O‑BUH) [obə]

p    as in pin or robot

• penwv ‘turkey’ (PIN‑WUH) [pɪnwə]
• pokko ‘ball’ (POK‑KO) [pokko]
• topv ‘bed’ (TO‑BUH) [tobə]

r    a little like hl

• rvro ‘fish’ (HLUH‑HLO) [ɬəɬo]
• rvfo ‘winter’ (HLUH‑FO) [ɬəfo]
• rē ‘arrow, bullet’ (HLEE) [ɬiː]

s    as in sound or rose

• svmpv ‘basket’ (SUM‑BUH) [səmbə]
• sakco ‘crawfish’ (SUK‑CHO) [səkʧo]
• pose ‘cat’ (PO-ZEE) [pozi]

t     as in top or shadow

• tvffo ‘grasshoppper’ (TUF‑FO) [təffo]
• tafv ‘feather’ (TAH‑VUH) [tɑːvə]
• eto ‘tree, wood’ (I‑DO) [ɪdo]

u    as in put

• sutv ‘sky’ (SOO‑DUH) [sʊdə]
• cufe ‘rabbit’ (CHOO‑FE) [ʧʊfi]

v    as in sofa

• vce ‘corn’ (UH‑JE) [əʤi]
• vhakv ‘law’ (UH‑HAH‑GUH) [əhɑːgə]

w   as in water

• wakv ‘cow’ (WAH‑GUH) [wɑːgə]
• wotko ‘raccoon’ (WOT‑KO) [woːtko]

y    as in yellow

• yvnvsv ‘buffalo’ (YUH‑NUH‑ZUH) [jənəzə]
• yvlahv ‘orange’ (YU‑LAH‑HUH) [jəlɑːhə]

ue as in boy or we

• hopuewv ‘child’ (HO‑BOO‑E‑WUH) [hobʊjwə]
• uewv ‘water’ (OO‑E‑WUH, WEE‑WUH) [ʊjwə, wiːwə]

vo  as in row

• vhvoke ‘door’ (UH‑HUH‑OO‑GE) [əhəwgi]

eu  like “ee” and “oo” together

• vneu ‘me too’ (UH‑NE‑OO) [əniʊ]

ą          as in honk

• hąhkv ‘bogeyman’ (HANH-KUH) [hɑ̃hkə]

ę̄          as in mean

• hę̄rusē ‘pretty’ (HIN‑HLO‑ZEE) [hĩːɬoziː]