Appendix:Chinook Jargon pronunciation

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
/kʰ/	kʰiyutən	cold
/kʼ/	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
/pʼ/	p'ux̣ən	None; see Ejective consonant
/q/	qisqis	None; see Arabic قلب (qalb)
/qʼ/	q'wan	None; see Ejective consonant
/qʰ/	qʰata	None; see Ejective consonant and Aspirated consonant
/s/	Siyaxus	see
/ʃ/	shiksh	shall
/t/	tilixam	stall
/tʰ/	tʰil	teach
/tʼ/	t'alapas	None; see Ejective consonant
/t͡ɬ/	tɬakʰətɬak	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/	x̣luyma	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/	kʰənəx̣, alta	gut
/iː/	ixt	meet
/ɪ/	kʰəpit	sit
/uː/	ulu	true
/ʊ/	ukuk	took
Diphthongs
/aɪ̯/	mayka	tie
/aʊ̯/	mawich	how

Notes[edit]

^ 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

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