Appendix:Chinook Jargon pronunciation

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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Chinook Jargon pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
ʔ ʔushʔush uh-oh
/t͡ʃ/ chinuk chase
/t͡ʃʼ/ c'hux̣ None; see Ejective consonant
/h/ hayash hut
/j/ yaqsu yard
/k/ kusax̣ scold
// iyutən cold
// k'ilapay None; see Ejective consonant
/l/ lipʰlip last
/ɬ/ ɬatwa none in English, see Welsh llyfr
/m/ mamook must
/n/ nixwa not
/ŋ/ lelang long
/p/ palach spin
// p'ux̣ən None; see Ejective consonant
/q/ qisqis None; see Arabic قلب (qalb)
// q'wan None; see Ejective consonant
// ata None; see Ejective consonant and Aspirated consonant
/s/ Siyaxus see
/ʃ/ shiksh shall
/t/ tilixam stall
// il teach
// t'alapas None; see Ejective consonant
/t͡ɬ/ akʰətɬak None; see Nahuatl Nahuatl
/t͡ɬʼ/ t'ɬap None; see Navajo tłʼóoʼdi
/t͡s/ tsəqw pizza
/t͡sʼ/ t'si None; see Ejective consonant
/x/ xulxul none in English, see Greek χείλος (cheílos)
/χ/ luyma none in English, see Welsh chwech
/w/ wawa wear
Vowels[1]
IPA Examples English approximation
Monophthongs
/a/ ayaq father
/ɛ/ dret bed
/ə/ iləp (British English) bird
/ʌ/ ənə, alta gut
// ixt meet
/ɪ/ kʰəpit sit
// ulu true
/ʊ/ ukuk took
Diphthongs
/aɪ̯/ mayka tie
/aʊ̯/ mawich how

Notes

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  1. ^ There are no significant grammatical nuances between each vowel sound for a letter, therefore which one to use is left up to the speaker's preference

Bibliography

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  • As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak it. United States, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 2012. (→ISBN).