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Yaqui letters and Pronunciation
| Letter | English Approximant |
|---|---|
| a | as in English father |
| e | as in Spanish peso usually, but also
as "a" in English date |
| i | as in English meet |
| o | o as in Spanish poco |
| u | u as in English moon |
| b | as in Spanish adobe frequently, but also
as in Spanish baca |
| ch | as in English church |
| d | d as in Spanish decir |
| f | f as in English foot |
| g | as in English go, but varies to "w"
as in English word |
| h | as in English hard |
| k | k as in English kick |
| l | l as in English led |
| m | m as in English met |
| n | n as in English nice |
| p | p as in Spanish pan |
| r | as in English rest |
| s | s as in English see |
| t | t as in Spanish tengo |
| w | w as in English word |
| y | y as in English yes |
| ' | the glottal stop, as in English in the hiatus between an apple |
Yaqui Vowels
| Character | Sometimes Also Used | IPA symbol |
|---|---|---|
| a | a | |
| aa | a· | a |
| e | e | |
| ee | e· | e |
| i | i | |
| ii | i· | i |
| o | o | |
| oo | o· | o |
| u | u | |
| uu | u· | u |
Yaqui Consonants
| Character: | Sometimes Also Used: | IPA symbol: |
|---|---|---|
| bw | bu, b | bw |
| ch | č, c | t |
| h | h | |
| k | k | |
| kt | tk | |
| l | l | |
| m | m ~ | |
| n | n ~ | |
| p | p | |
| r | ||
| s | s | |
| t | t | |
| v | b | v ~ β |
| w | gu, g | w ~ gw |
| y | j | |
| ’ | ?, h |