Orthography

Our dictionary uses a practical orthography. For more information, check out this page – Learning the Sounds.

Consonants

Practical orthography	Phonetic symbol
’	ʔ
ch	č
ch’	č̓
h	h
hw	xʷ
k	k
kw	kʷ
kw’	k̓ʷ
l	l
l’	l̓
lh	ł
m	m
m’	m̓
n	n
n’	n̓
p	p
p’	p̓
q	q
q’	q̓
qw	qʷ
qw’	q̓ʷ
s	s
sh	š
t	t̓
t’	t̓
th	θ
tl’	ƛ̓
ts	c̓
ts’	c̓
tth	tᶿ
tth’	t̓ᶿ
w	w
w’	w̓
x	x̌
xw	x̌ʷ
y	y
y’	y̓

Vowels

Practical orthography	Phonetic symbol
a	a
aa	a:
e	e
ee	e:
i	i
ii	i:
u	ə
ou	u
oo	u: