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

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