Phonology
p as in punuq (head), apuy (fire)
b as in bizu (beard), tubu (urine)
m as in matha (eye), rumfaz (bird), urum (cloud)
f as in funush (knife), afu (food), qaruf (knee)
t as in taparuz (rabbit), katawnan (village), shpat (four)
d as in dadú (chief), shmadia (owl)
n as in nipin (tooth), tanathu (nine), muzin (nose)
ɬ as in lhanaz (name), tilhaz (sun), qawlh (bamboo)
l as in luysh (short, not long), lalay (cicada), bunaz (sand)
r as in ribush (tree), katuru (six), kamar (millet)
θ as in thaythuy (they), ruthun (monkey), lhamith (root)
ð as in zama (tongue), pazay (corn husk), fizfiz (banana)
s as in sazum (water), rusaw (fish), balis (iron)
ʃ as in shmin'an (to drink), tusha (two), shaqish (face)
k as in ku'aw (eagle), kakulhum (ant)
ŋ as in kakani na pangka (table), lhungqawshin (to sneeze)
q as in qnuan (deer, pig), maqusum (black), flhuq (to wash)
ʔ as in a'a (baby)
h as in hudun (mountain), ihu (you)
j as in yaku (I), today (thuyni), bukay (flower)
w as in wakrath (river), kawash (year), mashimzaw (cold as in weather)
The letter i is pronounced e before and after q and r.
The letter u is pronounced o before and after q and r.
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