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=== i /ɪ/ === | === i /ɪ/ === | ||
| − | i /ɪ/ – IPA: High front short vowel, low tone | + | '''i /ɪ/ – IPA: High front short vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''nił'' [nɪɬ] “ground” | Word: ''nił'' [nɪɬ] “ground” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nił 1.wav|''nił'' [nɪɬ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nił 1.png|none|frame|''nił'' [nɪɬ] “ground”]] | ||
| − | í /ɪ́/ – IPA: Hight front short vowel, high tone | + | '''í /ɪ́/ – IPA: Hight front short vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''shí'' [ʃɪ́] “I, me” | Word: ''shí'' [ʃɪ́] “I, me” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Shí 1.wav|''shí'' [ʃɪ́] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Shí 1.png|none|frame|''shí'' [ʃɪ́] “I, me”]] | ||
=== ii /iː/ === | === ii /iː/ === | ||
| − | ii /iː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, low tone | + | '''ii /iː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] “his face” | Word: ''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] “his face” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Binii’ 1.wav|''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Binii’ 1.png|none|frame|''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] “his face”]] | ||
| − | íí /íː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, high tone | + | '''íí /íː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''díí'' [tíː] “this” | Word: ''díí'' [tíː] “this” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Díí 1.wav|''díí'' [tíː] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Díí 1.png|none|frame|''díí'' [tíː] “this”]] | ||
=== į /ɪ̃/ === | === į /ɪ̃/ === | ||
| − | į /ɪ̃/ – High front short vowel, nasalized, low tone | + | '''į /ɪ̃/ – High front short vowel, nasalized, low tone''' |
Word: ''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go” | Word: ''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Txį’ 1.wav|''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Txį’ 1.png|none|frame|''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”]] | ||
| − | į́ /ĩ́/ – IPA: High front short vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''į́ /ĩ́/ – IPA: High front short vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
Word: ''shį́'' [ʃĩ́] “summer” | Word: ''shį́'' [ʃĩ́] “summer” | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Shį́ 1.wav|''shį́'' [ʃĩ́] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Shį́ 1.png|none|frame|''shį́'' [ʃĩ́] “summer”]] | ||
=== į /ĩː/ === | === į /ĩː/ === | ||
| − | įį /ĩː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized | + | '''įį /ĩː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized''' |
Word: ''bįįh'' [pĩːh] “deer” | Word: ''bįįh'' [pĩːh] “deer” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Bįįh 1.wav|''bįįh'' [pĩːh] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Bįįh 1.png|none|frame|''bįįh'' [pĩːh] “deer”]] | ||
į́į́ /ĩ́ː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized, high tone | į́į́ /ĩ́ː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized, high tone | ||
Word: ''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four” | Word: ''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́’ 1.wav|''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́’ 1.png|none|frame|''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”]] | ||
=== e /e/ === | === e /e/ === | ||
| − | e /e/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, low tone | + | '''e /e/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] “jealousy” | Word: ''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] “jealousy” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łe’ 1.wav|''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łe’ 1.png|none|frame|''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”]] | ||
| − | é /é/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, high tone | + | '''é /é/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''dibé'' [tɪpé] “sheep” | Word: ''dibé'' [tɪpé] “sheep” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dibé 1.wav|''dibé'' [tɪpé] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dibé 1.png|none|frame|''dibé'' [tɪpé] “sheep”]] | ||
=== e /eː/ === | === e /eː/ === | ||
| − | ee /eː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, low tone | + | '''ee /eː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''łeezh'' [ɬeːʒ] “dirt” | Word: ''łeezh'' [ɬeːʒ] “dirt” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łeezh 1.wav|''łeezh'' [ɬeːʒ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łeezh 1.png|none|frame|''łeezh'' [ɬeːʒ] “dirt”]] | ||
| − | éé /éː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, high tone | + | '''éé /éː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''bi’éé’'' [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing” | Word: ''bi’éé’'' [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Bi’éé’ 1.wav|''bi’éé’'' [pɪʔéːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Bi’éé’ 1.png|none|frame|''bi’éé’'' [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing”]] | ||
=== ę /ẽ/ === | === ę /ẽ/ === | ||
| − | ę /ẽ/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized | + | '''ę /ẽ/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized''' |
Word: ''ch’eekę’'' [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] “young female” | Word: ''ch’eekę’'' [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] “young female” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’eekę’ 1.wav|''ch’eekę’'' [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’eekę’ 1.png|none|frame|''ch’eekę’'' [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] “young female”]] | ||
| − | ę́ /ẽ́/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''ę́ /ẽ́/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
| − | Word: '' | + | Word: ''nit’ę́’ę́ę́'' [nɪt’ẽ́ʔẽ́ː] “The thing that was” |
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ntʼę́ʼę́ę́ 1.wav|''nit’ę́’ę́ę́'' [nɪt’ẽ́ʔẽ́ː] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ntʼę́ʼę́ę́ 1.png|none|frame|''nit’ę́’ę́ę́'' [nɪt’ẽ́ʔẽ́ː] “The thing that was”]] | ||
=== ęę /ẽː/ === | === ęę /ẽː/ === | ||
| − | ęę /ẽː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized | + | '''ęę /ẽː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized''' |
Word: ''ch’ikęęh'' [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)” | Word: ''ch’ikęęh'' [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’ikęęh 1.wav|''ch’ikęęh'' [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’ikęęh 1.png|none|frame|''ch’ikęęh'' [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)”]] | ||
| − | ę́ę́ /ẽ́ː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''ę́ę́ /ẽ́ː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
Word: ''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was” | Word: ''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nít’ę́ę́’ 1.wav|''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nít’ę́ę́’ 1.png|none|frame|''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”]] | ||
== Back == | == Back == | ||
=== o /o/ === | === o /o/ === | ||
| − | o [o] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, low tone | + | '''o [o] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''agod'' [akot] “cropped” | Word: ''agod'' [akot] “cropped” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Agod 1.wav|''agod'' [akot] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Agod 1.png|none|frame|''agod'' [akot] “cropped”]] | ||
| − | ó [ó] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, high tone | + | '''ó [ó] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''niló'' [nɪló] “hail” | Word: ''niló'' [nɪló] “hail” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Niló 1.wav|''niló'' [nɪló] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Niló 1.png|none|frame|''niló'' [nɪló] “hail”]] | ||
=== oo /oː/ === | === oo /oː/ === | ||
| − | oo [oː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, low tone | + | '''oo [oː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''dooda'' [toːta] “no” | Word: ''dooda'' [toːta] “no” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dooda 1.wav|''dooda'' [toːta] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dooda 1.png|none|frame|''dooda'' [toːta] “no”]] | ||
| − | óó [óː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, high tone | + | '''óó [óː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] “fish” | Word: ''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] “fish” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łóó’ 1.wav|''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łóó’ 1.png|none|frame|''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] “fish”]] | ||
=== ǫ /õ/ === | === ǫ /õ/ === | ||
| − | ǫ [õ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized | + | '''ǫ [õ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized''' |
Word: ''disǫs'' [tɪsõs] “shinney” | Word: ''disǫs'' [tɪsõs] “shinney” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Disǫs 1.wav|''disǫs'' [tɪsõs] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Disǫs 1.png|none|frame|''disǫs'' [tɪsõs] “shinney”]] | ||
| − | ǫ́ [ṍ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''ǫ́ [ṍ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
Word: ''hólǫ́'' [xólṍ] “It exists” | Word: ''hólǫ́'' [xólṍ] “It exists” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Hólǫ́ 1.wav|''hólǫ́'' [xólṍ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Hólǫ́ 1.png|none|frame|''hólǫ́'' [xólṍ] “It exists”]] | ||
=== ǫǫ /õː/ === | === ǫǫ /õː/ === | ||
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Word: ''chǫǫh'' [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses” | Word: ''chǫǫh'' [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Chǫǫh 1.wav|''chǫǫh'' [ʧʰõːh] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Chǫǫh 1.png|none|frame|''chǫǫh'' [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses”]] | ||
| − | ǫ́ǫ́ [ṍː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''ǫ́ǫ́ [ṍː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
Word: ''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog” | Word: ''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dlǫ́ǫ́’ 1.wav|''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dlǫ́ǫ́’ 1.png|none|frame|''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”]] | ||
=== a /ɑ/ === | === a /ɑ/ === | ||
| − | a /ɑ/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, low tone | + | '''a /ɑ/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, low tone''' |
Word: ''gad'' [kɑt] “juniper” | Word: ''gad'' [kɑt] “juniper” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Gad 1.wav|''gad'' [kɑt] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Gad 1.png|none|frame|''gad'' [kɑt] “juniper”]] | ||
| − | á /ɑ́/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, high tone | + | '''á /ɑ́/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''shá'' [ʃɑ́] “for me” | Word: ''shá'' [ʃɑ́] “for me” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Shá 1.wav|''shá'' [ʃɑ́] “for me” |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Shá 1.png|none|frame|''shá'' [ʃɑ́] “for me”]] | ||
=== aa /ɑː/ === | === aa /ɑː/ === | ||
| − | aa /ɑː/ – IPA: Low back long vowel, low tone | + | '''aa /ɑː/ – IPA: Low back long vowel, low tone''' |
| − | Word: baa’ [bɑːʔ] | + | Word: ''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name” |
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Baa’ 1.wav|''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Baa’ 1.png|none|frame|''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”]] | ||
| − | áá [ɑ́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, high tone | + | '''áá [ɑ́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, high tone''' |
Word: ''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three” | Word: ''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Táá’ 1.wav|''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Táá’ 1.png|none|frame|''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”]] | ||
=== ą /ɑ̃/ === | === ą /ɑ̃/ === | ||
| − | ą [ɑ̃] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized | + | '''ą [ɑ̃] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized''' |
Word: ''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male” | Word: ''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Biką’ 1.wav|''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Biką’ 1.png|none|frame|''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”]] | ||
| − | ą́ [ɑ̃́] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''ą́ [ɑ̃́] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
Word: ''lą́'' [lɑ̃́] “agreed” | Word: ''lą́'' [lɑ̃́] “agreed” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Lą́ 1.wav|''lą́'' [lɑ̃́] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Lą́ 1.png|none|frame|''lą́'' [lɑ̃́] “agreed”]] | ||
=== ąą /ɑ̃ː/ === | === ąą /ɑ̃ː/ === | ||
| − | ąą [ɑ̃ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized | + | '''ąą [ɑ̃ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized''' |
Word: ''nálkąąh'' [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture” | Word: ''nálkąąh'' [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nálkąąh 1.wav|''nálkąąh'' [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nálkąąh 1.png|none|frame|''nálkąąh'' [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture”]] | ||
| − | ą́ą́ [ɑ̃́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized, high tone | + | '''ą́ą́ [ɑ̃́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized, high tone''' |
Word: ''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn” | Word: ''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn” | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Naadą́ą́’ 1.wav|''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] |thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Eʼelyaaígíí:Naadą́ą́’ 1.png|none|frame|''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”]] | ||
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i /ɪ/
i /ɪ/ – IPA: High front short vowel, low tone
Word: nił [nɪɬ] “ground”
nił [nɪɬ] “ground”
í /ɪ́/ – IPA: Hight front short vowel, high tone
Word: shí [ʃɪ́] “I, me”
shí [ʃɪ́] “I, me”
ii /iː/
ii /iː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, low tone
Word: binii’ [pɪniːʔ] “his face”
Eʼelyaaígíí:Binii’ 1.wav
binii’ [pɪniːʔ]
Eʼelyaaígíí:Binii’ 1.png
binii’ [pɪniːʔ] “his face”
íí /íː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, high tone
Word: díí [tíː] “this”
díí [tíː] “this”
į /ɪ̃/
į /ɪ̃/ – High front short vowel, nasalized, low tone
Word: txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”
Eʼelyaaígíí:Txį’ 1.wav
txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ]
Eʼelyaaígíí:Txį’ 1.png
txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”
į́ /ĩ́/ – IPA: High front short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: shį́ [ʃĩ́] “summer”
shį́ [ʃĩ́] “summer”
į /ĩː/
įį /ĩː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized
Word: bįįh [pĩːh] “deer”
bįįh [pĩːh] “deer”
į́į́ /ĩ́ː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”
Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́’ 1.wav
dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ]
Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́’ 1.png
dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”
e /e/
e /e/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, low tone
Word: łe’ [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”
Eʼelyaaígíí:Łe’ 1.wav
łe’ [ɬeʔ]
Eʼelyaaígíí:Łe’ 1.png
łe’ [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”
é /é/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, high tone
Word: dibé [tɪpé] “sheep”
dibé [tɪpé] “sheep”
e /eː/
ee /eː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, low tone
Word: łeezh [ɬeːʒ] “dirt”
łeezh [ɬeːʒ] “dirt”
éé /éː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, high tone
Word: bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing”
Eʼelyaaígíí:Bi’éé’ 1.wav
bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ]
Eʼelyaaígíí:Bi’éé’ 1.png
bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing”
ę /ẽ/
ę /ẽ/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized
Word: ch’eekę’ [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] “young female”
Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’eekę’ 1.wav
ch’eekę’ [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ]
Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’eekę’ 1.png
ch’eekę’ [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] “young female”
ę́ /ẽ́/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: nit’ę́’ę́ę́ [nɪt’ẽ́ʔẽ́ː] “The thing that was”
nit’ę́’ę́ę́ [nɪt’ẽ́ʔẽ́ː] “The thing that was”
ęę /ẽː/
ęę /ẽː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized
Word: ch’ikęęh [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)”
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ch’ikęęh [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh]
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ch’ikęęh [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)”
ę́ę́ /ẽ́ː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: nít’ę́ę́’ [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”
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nít’ę́ę́’ [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ]
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nít’ę́ę́’ [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”
Back
o /o/
o [o] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, low tone
Word: agod [akot] “cropped”
agod [akot] “cropped”
ó [ó] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, high tone
Word: niló [nɪló] “hail”
niló [nɪló] “hail”
oo /oː/
oo [oː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, low tone
Word: dooda [toːta] “no”
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dooda [toːta]
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dooda [toːta] “no”
óó [óː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, high tone
Word: łóó’ [ɬóːʔ] “fish”
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łóó’ [ɬóːʔ]
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łóó’ [ɬóːʔ] “fish”
ǫ /õ/
ǫ [õ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized
Word: disǫs [tɪsõs] “shinney”
disǫs [tɪsõs] “shinney”
ǫ́ [ṍ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: hólǫ́ [xólṍ] “It exists”
hólǫ́ [xólṍ] “It exists”
ǫǫ /õː/
ǫǫ [õː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized
Word: chǫǫh [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses”
chǫǫh [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses”
ǫ́ǫ́ [ṍː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”
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dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ]
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dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”
a /ɑ/
a /ɑ/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, low tone
Word: gad [kɑt] “juniper”
gad [kɑt] “juniper”
á /ɑ́/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, high tone
Word: shá [ʃɑ́] “for me”
shá [ʃɑ́] “for me”
aa /ɑː/
aa /ɑː/ – IPA: Low back long vowel, low tone
Word: baa’ [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”
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baa’ [bɑːʔ]
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baa’ [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”
áá [ɑ́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, high tone
Word: táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”
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táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ]
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táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”
ą /ɑ̃/
ą [ɑ̃] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized
Word: biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”
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biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ]
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biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”
ą́ [ɑ̃́] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: lą́ [lɑ̃́] “agreed”
lą́ [lɑ̃́] “agreed”
ąą /ɑ̃ː/
ąą [ɑ̃ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized
Word: nálkąąh [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture”
nálkąąh [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture”
ą́ą́ [ɑ̃́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”
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naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ]
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naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”