Appendix:Wokuthízhű pronunciation

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The Wokuthízhű language has 24 consonants, 6 vowels and 3 glides.

Standard Romanization

Letter	IPA	English example	Notes
a	a	father
ch	tʃ	watch
ch'	tʃ’	—	Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound.
dh	ð	this
e	e	bait
f	f	food
f'	f’	—	Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound.
i	i	machine
j	dʒ	jog
k	k	skill
k'	k’	—	Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound.
l	l	left
m	m	man
n	n	no
ng	ŋ	ring
	ɲ	sinew
o	o	moat
p	p	span
p'	p’	—	Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound.
s	s	see
t	t̪	—
t'	t̪’	—	Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound.
th	θ	thin
th'	θ’	—	Produced by holding your breath at the same time as making the above sound.
ts'	ts’	—	Produced by saying ts as in "pits" while holding your breath.
u	u	rude
ü	y	—	Like the i in "machine" pronounced with rounded lips.
v	v	voice
w	w	wet
y	j	yes
	ɥ	—	Like the y in "yes" pronounced with rounded lips.
z	z	zoo
zh	ʒ	casual

Notes:

• Tone: High tone is marked with an acute accent over the vowel; a double acute accent is used in the case of ü, i.e. ű.

Phonetics

Consonants

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m		n	[ɲ]	ng [ŋ]
Plosive	plain	p	t [t̪]		ch [tʃ]	k
	ejective	p'	t' [t̪’]	ts'	ch' [tʃ’]	k'
	voiced				j [dʒ]
Fricative	plain	f	th [θ]	s
	ejective	f'	th' [θ’]
	voiced	v	dh [ð]	z	zh [ʒ]
Approximant		w		l	y [j], [ɥ]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i, ü [y]		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

Tone

Vowels take low or high tone.