Fricative
Alveolar
s /s/
s /s/ – IPA: alveolar voiceless fricative
Word: nisin [nɪsɪn] “I want it”
z /z/
z /z/ – IPA: alveolar voiced fricative
Word: bizid [pɪzɪt] “its liver”
Alveolar lateral
ł /ɬ/
ł /ɬ/ – IPA: alveolar voiceless lateral fricative
Word: yiłid [jɪɬɪt] “he’s burning it”
l /ɮ~l/
l /ɮ~l/ – IPA: alveolar voiceless lateral fricative/approximant
Word: bilid [pɪlɪt] “its smoke”
Palatal
sh /ʃ/
sh /ʃ/ – IPA: palato-alveolar voiceless fricative
Word: shishish [ʃɪʃɪʃ] “it stung me”
zh /ʒ/
zh /ʒ/ – IPA: palato-alveolar voiced fricative
Word: shizhi’ [ʃɪʒɪʔ] “my name”
Velar
h, x /x/
h /x/– IPA: glottal voiceless fricative
Word: ch’íhini’ą́ [tʃ’ɪ́xɪnɪʔɑ̃́] “it’s sticking out”
gh /ɣ/
gh /ɣ/ – IPA: velar voiced fricative
Word: biih bíníghííł [piːh pɪ́nɪ́ɣíːɬ] “You will stuff it into it”
Labiovelar
hw /xʷ/
w /ɣʷ~w/
w /ɣʷ~w/ – IPA: labial-velar voiced fricative/approximant
Word: diwizhiishzhiin [tɪwɪʒiːʃʒiːn] “dark greasewood”
