Alphabet

Script symbols and their phonetic representations

Aa
//a/ as in father/
Aiai
//ai/ as in eye/
Auau
//aʊ/ as in house/
Bb
//b/ as in bed/
Cc
//s/ as in cent/
Čč
//tʃ) as in check /
Dd
//d/ as in dog/
Ee
//e/ as in fed/
Ff
//f/ as in fish/
Gg
//g/ as in go/
Hh
//h//
Ii
//i:/ as in ski/
Jj
//dʒ/ as in jam/
Kk
//k/ as in kite/
Ll
//l/ as in lion/
Mm
//m/ as in moon/
Nn
//n/ as in nest/
Eiei
//eɪ/ as in day/
Oo
/ /ua/ (oo-uh), /o/ as in tow when next to a vowel/
Pp
//p/ as in part/
Qq
//ku/ as in coo /
Ququ
//kw/ as in queen/
Rr
//r/ as in rose/
Ss
/Always /s/ as in soft/
Šš
//ʃ//
Tt
//t/ as in toast/
Uu
//u:/ as in moon/
Uiui
//u.i/—/oo-ee/ as in gooey/
Vv
//v ͡f/— /v/ sliding into an /f/ in one syllable/
Ww
//w/ as in water/
Yy
//y/ as in yak/
Zz
//z/ as in zoo/