Language/Yaqui/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

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

Yaqui vowel sounds are similar to those of Spanish:

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e ~ ɛ		o
Open		a

Vowels can be short or long in duration. Often long vowels are shortened when the word in which they are used is used constructively. Long vowels are written by doubling the vowel. Long vowels can change tone, but this is not represented in written language.

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

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t			k	ʔ
	voiced	b, bʷ
Affricate				t͡ʃ		k͡t
Fricative		β	s				h
Tap			ɾ
Nasal		m	n
Lateral			l
Approximant		w			j

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