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Word: ''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] “his face”
 
Word: ''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] “his face”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Binii’ 1.wav|''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Biniiʼ 1.wav|''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Binii’ 1.png|none|frame|''binii’'' [pɪniːʔ] “his face”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Biniiʼ 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'''
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Word: ''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”
 
Word: ''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Txį’ 1.wav|''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Txįʼ 1.wav|''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Txį’ 1.png|none|frame|''txį’'' [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Txįʼ 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'''
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Word: ''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”
 
Word: ''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́’ 1.wav|''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́ʼ 1.wav|''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́’ 1.png|none|frame|''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dį́į́ʼ 1.png|none|frame|''dį́į́’'' [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”]]
  
 
=== e /e/ ===
 
=== e /e/ ===
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Word: ''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”
 
Word: ''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łe’ 1.wav|''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łeʼ 1.wav|''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łe’ 1.png|none|frame|''łe’'' [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łeʼ 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'''
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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]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Chʼikęęh 1.wav|''ch’ikęęh'' [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Ch’ikęęh 1.png|none|frame|''ch’ikęęh'' [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Chʼikęęh 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]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nítʼę́ę́ʼ 1.wav|''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nít’ę́ę́’ 1.png|none|frame|''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Nítʼę́ę́ʼ 1.png|none|frame|''nít’ę́ę́’'' [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”]]
  
 
== Back ==
 
== Back ==
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Word: ''dooda'' [toːta] “no”
 
Word: ''dooda'' [toːta] “no”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dooda 1.wav|''dooda'' [toːta] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Doodá 1.wav|''dooda'' [toːta] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dooda 1.png|none|frame|''dooda'' [toːta] “no”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Doodá 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]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łóóʼ 1.wav|''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łóó’ 1.png|none|frame|''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] “fish”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Łóóʼ 1.png|none|frame|''łóó’'' [ɬóːʔ] “fish”]]
  
 
=== ǫ /õ/ ===
 
=== ǫ /õ/ ===
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Word: ''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”
 
Word: ''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dlǫ́ǫ́’ 1.wav|''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ 1.wav|''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dlǫ́ǫ́’ 1.png|none|frame|''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ 1.png|none|frame|''dlǫ́ǫ́’'' [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”]]
  
 
=== a /ɑ/ ===
 
=== a /ɑ/ ===
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Word: ''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”
 
Word: ''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Baa’ 1.wav|''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Baaʼ 1.wav|''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Baa’ 1.png|none|frame|''baa’'' [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Baaʼ 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]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Tááʼ 1.wav|''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Táá’ 1.png|none|frame|''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Tááʼ 1.png|none|frame|''táá’'' [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”]]
  
 
=== ą /ɑ̃/ ===
 
=== ą /ɑ̃/ ===
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Word: ''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”
 
Word: ''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Biką’ 1.wav|''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Bikąʼ 1.wav|''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Biką’ 1.png|none|frame|''biką’'' [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Bikąʼ 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'''
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Word: ''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”
 
Word: ''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Naadą́ą́’ 1.wav|''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] |thumb]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Naadą́ą́ʼ 1.wav|''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] |thumb]]
[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Naadą́ą́’ 1.png|none|frame|''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”]]
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[[Eʼelyaaígíí:Naadą́ą́ʼ 1.png|none|frame|''naadą́ą́’'' [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”]]

20:26, 13 Tʼą́ą́chil 2022 yę́ędą́ą́ʼ

Front

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”

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”

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”

dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”

e /e/

e /e/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, low tone

Word: łe’ [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”

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.)”

ch’ikęęh [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)”

ę́ę́ /ẽ́ː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: nít’ę́ę́’ [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”

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”

dooda [toːta] “no”

óó [óː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, high tone

Word: łóó’ [ɬóːʔ] “fish”

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”

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”

baa’ [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”

áá [ɑ́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, high tone

Word: táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”

táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”

ą /ɑ̃/

ą [ɑ̃] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized

Word: biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”

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”

naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”