Monophthongs
Front
i /ɪ/
i /ɪ/ – IPA: High front short vowel, low tone
Word: nił [nɪɬ] “ground”
í /ɪ́/ – IPA: Hight front short vowel, high tone
Word: shí [ʃɪ́] “I, me”
ii /iː/
ii /iː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, low tone
Word: binii’ [pɪniːʔ] “his face”
íí /íː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, high tone
Word: díí [tíː] “this”
į /ɪ̃/
į /ɪ̃/ – High front short vowel, nasalized, low tone
Word: txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”
į́ /ĩ́/ – IPA: High front short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: shį́ [ʃĩ́] “summer”
į /ĩː/
įį /ĩː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized
Word: bįįh [pĩːh] “deer”
į́į́ /ĩ́ː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”
e /e/
e /e/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, low tone
Word: łe’ [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”
é /é/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, high tone
Word: dibé [tɪpé] “sheep”
e /eː/
ee /eː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, low tone
Word: łeezh [ɬeːʒ] “dirt”
éé /éː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, high tone
Word: bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing”
ę /ẽ/
ę /ẽ/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized
Word: 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”
ęę /ẽː/
ęę /ẽː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized
Word: ch’ikęęh [ʧ’ɪkˣẽːh] “young girls (pl.)”
ę́ę́ /ẽ́ː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: nít’ę́ę́’ [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”
Back
o /o/
o [o] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, low tone
Word: agod [ɑkot] “cropped”
ó [ó] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, high tone
Word: niló [nɪló] “hail”
oo /oː/
oo [oː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, low tone
Word: dooda [toːtɑ] “no”
óó [óː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, high tone
Word: łóó’ [ɬóːʔ] “fish”
ǫ /õ/
ǫ [õ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized
Word: disǫs [tɪsõs] “shinney”
ǫ́ [ṍ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: hólǫ́ [xólṍ] “It exists”
ǫǫ /õː/
ǫǫ [õː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized
Word: chǫǫh [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses”
ǫ́ǫ́ [ṍː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”
a /ɑ/
a /ɑ/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, low tone
Word: gad [kɑt] “juniper”
á /ɑ́/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, high tone
Word: shá [ʃɑ́] “for me”
aa /ɑː/
aa /ɑː/ – IPA: Low back long vowel, low tone
Word: baa’ [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”
áá [ɑ́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, high tone
Word: táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”
ą /ɑ̃/
ą [ɑ̃] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized
Word: biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”
ą́ [ɑ̃́] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: lą́ [lɑ̃́] “agreed”
ąą /ɑ̃ː/
ąą [ɑ̃ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized
Word: nálkąąh [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture”
ą́ą́ [ɑ̃́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized, high tone
Word: naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”
