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| ú || /u:/ || UW || t<u>'''oo'''</u>, r<u>'''u'''</u>de
| ú || /u:/ || UW || t<u>'''oo'''</u>, r<u>'''u'''</u>de
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| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || ?? || loan consonant
| z || /zˠ/ || ?? || ?? || loan consonant
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| z || /ʑ/ || ?? || ?? || loan consonant; /ʒ/ in other dialects
| z || /ʑ/ || ?? || ?? || loan consonant; /ʒ/ in other dialects
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| th || /h/ || HH || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello || Silent if at the end of a syllable
| th || /h/ || HH || <u>'''h'''</u>oney, <u>'''h'''</u>ello || Silent if at the end of a syllable
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| bh || /vʲ/ || V || <u>'''v'''</u>illage, e<u>'''v'''</u>e
| bh || /vʲ/ || V || <u>'''v'''</u>illage, e<u>'''v'''</u>e
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| ch || /ç/; /h/ between vowels || ?? || <u>'''h'''</u>hue (pronounced strongly); ??
| ch || /ç/; /h/ between vowels || ?? || <u>'''h'''</u>ue (pronounced strongly); ??
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| dh || /ʝ/ || Y || <u>'''y'''</u>ell, e<u>'''y'''</u>e?
| dh || /ʝ/ || Y || <u>'''y'''</u>ell, e<u>'''y'''</u>e?

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Vowels
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme Phonetic Example
a /a/ AA father, spa
á /ɑ:/ AO call, far
e /ɛ/ EH tell, get
é /e:/ EY bait, pay
i /ɪ/ IH in, hit
í /i:/ IY tree, mean, he
o /ɔ/ AH tug, wonder
ó /o:/ OW roll, toe, road
u /ʌ/ UH good, pull
ú /u:/ UW too, rude


Broad Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme Phonetic Example Notes
b /bˠ/ B broom, boy
c /k/ K cut, key
d /d̪ˠ/ D do, under
f /fˠ/ ?? ??
g /ɡ/ G goo, egg
h /h/ HH honey, hello Neither broad nor slender
l /l/; also frequently /l̪ˠ/ ?? ??
ll /l̪ˠ/ ?? ??
m /mˠ/ M moo, woman
n /nˠ/; also frequently /n̪ˠ/ N not, under
p /pˠ/ ?? ??
r /ɾˠ/ ?? ?? always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
s /sˠ/ ?? ??
t /t̪ˠ/ ?? ??
v /w/~/vˠ/ ?? ?? loan consonant
z /zˠ/ ?? ?? loan consonant


Slender Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme Phonetic Example Notes
b /bʲ/ ?? ??
c /c/ ?? ??
d /dʑ/ ?? ?? /dʲ/ in other dialects
f /fʲ/ ?? ??
g /ɟ/ ?? ??
h /h/ HH honey, hello Neither broad nor slender
l /lʲ/ ?? ??
ll /l̪ʲ/; also frequently /lʲ/ ?? ??
m /mʲ/ ?? ??
n /nʲ/ N Y sinew
p /pʲ/ ?? ??
r /ɾʲ/ ?? ?? always broad word-initially; always broad in rd, rl, rn, rr, rs, rt, rth, sr
s /ɕ/ ?? ?? /ʃ/ in other dialects
t /tʲ/ ?? ??
v /vʲ/ ?? ?? loan consonant
z /ʑ/ ?? ?? loan consonant; /ʒ/ in other dialects


Lenited Broad Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme Phonetic Example Notes
bh /w/ W wow, tower
ch /x/ ?? loch (Scottish), Nacht (German)
dh /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel ?? (no equivalent)
fh silent <SIL> (silent)
gh /ɣ/ word-initially; silent after a long vowel ?? (no equivalent)
mh /w/ W wow, tower
ph /fˠ/ F follow, telephone
sh /h/ HH honey, hello
th /h/ HH honey, hello Silent if at the end of a syllable


Lenited Slender Consonants
Letter IPA Valve Phoneme Phonetic Example Notes
bh /vʲ/ V village, eve
ch /ç/; /h/ between vowels ?? hue (pronounced strongly); ??
dh /ʝ/ Y yell, eye?
fh silent <SIL> (silent)
gh /ʝ/ Y yell, eye?
mh /vʲ/ V village, eve
ph /fʲ/ ?? ??
sh /h/ HH honey, hello
th /h/ HH honey, hello Silent if at the end of a syllable