Monophthongs

Front

i /ɪ/

i /ɪ/ – IPA: High front short vowel, low tone

Word: nił [nɪɬ] “ground”

nił [nɪɬ]

nił [nɪɬ] “ground”

í /ɪ́/ – IPA: Hight front short vowel, high tone

Word: shí [ʃɪ́] “I, me”

shí [ʃɪ́]

shí [ʃɪ́] “I, me”

ii /iː/

ii /iː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, low tone

Word: binii’ [pɪniːʔ] “his face”

binii’ [pɪniːʔ]

binii’ [pɪniːʔ] “his face”

íí /íː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, high tone

Word: díí [tíː] “this”

díí [tíː]

díí [tíː] “this”

į /ɪ̃/

į /ɪ̃/ – High front short vowel, nasalized, low tone

Word: txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”

txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ]

txį’ [tˣɪ̃ʔ] “let’s go”

į́ /ĩ́/ – IPA: High front short vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: shį́ [ʃĩ́] “summer”

shį́ [ʃĩ́]

shį́ [ʃĩ́] “summer”

į /ĩː/

įį /ĩː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized

Word: bįįh [pĩːh] “deer”

bįįh [pĩːh]

bįįh [pĩːh] “deer”

į́į́ /ĩ́ː/ – IPA: High front long vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”

dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ]

dį́į́’ [tĩ́ːʔ] “four”

e /e/

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

Word: łe’ [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”

łe’ [ɬeʔ]

łe’ [ɬeʔ] “jealousy”

é /é/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, high tone

Word: dibé [tɪpé] “sheep”

dibé [tɪpé]

dibé [tɪpé] “sheep”

e /eː/

ee /eː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, low tone

Word: łeezh [ɬeːʒ] “dirt”

łeezh [ɬeːʒ]

łeezh [ɬeːʒ] “dirt”

éé /éː/ – IPA: Mid front long vowel, high tone

Word: bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing”

bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ]

bi’éé’ [pɪʔéːʔ] “its clothing”

ę /ẽ/

ę /ẽ/ – IPA: Mid front short vowel, nasalized

Word: ch’eekę’ [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ] “young female”

ch’eekę’ [ʧ’eːkˣẽʔ]

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]

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]

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]

nít’ę́ę́’ [nɪ́t’ẽ́ːʔ] “was”

Back

o /o/

o [o] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, low tone

Word: agod [ɑkot] “cropped”

agod [akot]

agod [akot] “cropped”

ó [ó] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, high tone

Word: niló [nɪló] “hail”

niló [nɪló]

niló [nɪló] “hail”

oo /oː/

oo [oː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, low tone

Word: dooda [toːtɑ] “no”

dooda [toːta]

dooda [toːta] “no”

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

Word: łóó’ [ɬóːʔ] “fish”

łóó’ [ɬóːʔ]

łóó’ [ɬóːʔ] “fish”

ǫ /õ/

ǫ [õ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized

Word: disǫs [tɪsõs] “shinney”

disǫs [tɪsõs]

disǫs [tɪsõs] “shinney”

ǫ́ [ṍ] – IPA: Mid back short vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: hólǫ́ [xólṍ] “It exists”

hólǫ́ [xólṍ]

hólǫ́ [xólṍ] “It exists”

ǫǫ /õː/

ǫǫ [õː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized

Word: chǫǫh [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses”

chǫǫh [ʧʰõːh]

chǫǫh [ʧʰõːh] “wild roses”

ǫ́ǫ́ [ṍː] – IPA: Mid back long vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”

dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ]

dlǫ́ǫ́’ [tɬṍːʔ] “prairie dog”

a /ɑ/

a /ɑ/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, low tone

Word: gad [kɑt] “juniper”

gad [kɑt]

gad [kɑt] “juniper”

á /ɑ́/ – IPA: Low back short vowel, high tone

Word: shá [ʃɑ́] “for me”

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]

baa’ [bɑːʔ] “Navajo female name”

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

Word: táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”

táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ]

táá’ [tˣɑ́ːʔ] “three”

ą /ɑ̃/

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

Word: biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”

biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ]

biką’ [pɪkˣɑ̃ʔ] “male”

ą́ [ɑ̃́] – IPA: Low back short vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: lą́ [lɑ̃́] “agreed”

lą́ [lɑ̃́]

lą́ [lɑ̃́] “agreed”

ąą /ɑ̃ː/

ąą [ɑ̃ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized

Word: nálkąąh [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture”

nálkąąh [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh]

nálkąąh [nɑ́lkˣɑ̃ːh] “silky mixture”

ą́ą́ [ɑ̃́ː] – IPA: Low back long vowel, nasalized, high tone

Word: naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”

naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ]

naadą́ą́’ [nɑːtɑ̃́ːʔ] “corn”