Alphabet

Consonants

Stops and Affricates

 

tl t tth ts ch k kw
dl d ddh dz j g gw
tl’ t’ tth’ ts’ ch’ k’ k’w ‘

Fricatives

ł th s sh kh khw h
l dh z zh gh ghw

Glides

r y w

Nasals

m n

Nasal + Stop

mb nd nj

 

Vowels and Diphthongs

Vowels

i ü u
e ä o
a

Diphthongs

äw ay aw
e ä o
a

Nasal Vowels

ą ą̈ ę į ų ų̈ ą̈w ąw ąy

Tones

Low tone written with a (`) over the vowel ukè (his/her foot)
Falling tone written with a (¯) over the vowel ukē (his/her tracks)
Rising tone written with a  (′) over the vowel ákè (my foot)