ʔAYʔAǰUΘƏM? YOU GOT THIS

RANDOLPH TIMOTHY JR.

Use the orthography below to write in how to pronounce each letter.

Also see Dr. Elsie Paul’s more precise descriptions at bit.ly/3cc8iU4.

χa ƛ̓no mɛč

I love you

χa ƛʊ xʷəs

To love someone

t̓ᶿ χaƛ

I want / to want

ta la

Money

ƛo mays

To have enough money

ʔayʔaǰuθəm orthography

ɬəʔamɛn | k̓ómoks | χʷɛmaɬkʷu | & ƛohos

This orthography is based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). This partial guide offers a simplified version of the sounds; for an authentic accent, listen at firstvoices.com.

Most letters you’ll see in ʔayʔaǰuθəm are familiar. Pronounce them as you normally would, with the exception of the vowels and “y,” which are always pronounced:

Vowels

a = ah

e = ay as in May

i = ee

o = oh

u = oo

y = y as in yell

Other letters present in list of words above:

χ = Hhhh

ƛ̓ = popping tl

ɛ = eh

č = ch

ƛ = tl

ʊ = oo as in look

xʷ = Hhhhw

ə = uh

t̓ᶿ = popping t-th