PIMA SOUNDS AND THEIR SYMBOLS
| a | . . . . .as in father. | r | . . . . .an initial uvular r. |
| â | . . . . .as in law. | s | . . . . .as in sauce. |
| ă | . . . . .as in what. | t | . . . . .as in touch. |
| ä | . . . . .as in hat. | td | . . . . .heard now as t, now as d, or between. |
| ɐ | . . . . .indeterminate sound between a and ä. | u | . . . . .as in rule. |
| c | . . . . .as sh in shall, a rare sound: occurs in vi-shûk (hawk). | ŭ | . . . . .as in pull. |
| d | . . . . .as in dread. | û | . . . . .as in but. |
| e | . . . . .as in they. | Ո | . . . . .like the German ö in Göthe. |
| ĕ | . . . . .as in them. | v | . . . . .as in valve. |
| f | . . . . .as in fife. | ʌ | . . . . .a synthetic sound, v+w. |
| ɟ | . . . . .as a mere breathing. | w | . . . . .as in wish. |
| g | . . . . .as in good; occurs in foreign words. | y | . . . . .as in you. |
| ᵷ | . . . . .between k and g. | hy | . . . . .as in hue. |
| h | . . . . .as in he. | ñg | . . . . .as in finger. |
| i | . . . . .as in pique. | ny | . . . . .as ny in canyon. |
| ĭ | . . . . .as in pick. | tc | . . . . .as ch in church. |
| k | . . . . .as in kick. | tʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| l | . . . . .as in lull. | dʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| ȷ | . . . . .as with a faint ʇ following. | kʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| m | . . . . .as in mum. | pʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| n | . . . . .as in nun. | x | . . . . .a k sound with an expulsion of breath before sounding it. |
| ñ | . . . . .as ng in sing. | ʇ | . . . . .an m with lips closed. |
| o | . . . . .as in note. | ʽ | =exploded breathing. |
| ŏ | . . . . .as in whole, (German soll). | ʼ | =laryngeal closure. |
| p | . . . . .as in pipe. |
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