PIMA SOUNDS AND THEIR SYMBOLS 



a as in father. 



a as in law. 



a aj^ in what. 



a as in hat. 



" indeterminate sound between a 



and a. 



e as sh in shall, a rare sound: occurs 



in vi-slmk (hawk). 



d as in dread. 



e as in they. 



e as in then. 



f as in fife. 



J as a mere breathing. 



as in good; occurs in foreign word.s. 



between k and g. 



h as in he. 



1 as in pique. 



1 as in pick. 



k as in kick. 



1 as in lull. 



I as with a faint ] following. 



m as in mum. 



. .as in nun. 

 .as ng in sing, 

 .as in note. 



.as in whole, (German soil), 

 .as in pipe. 



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I an initial uvular r. 



s as in sauce. 



t as in touch. 



td ....heard now as t.now as d. or be- 

 tween. ' 



u as in rule. 



u as in pull. 



ft as in but. 



n like the German o in Oolhe. 



V as in valve. 



A a synthetic sound, v+w. 



w as m wish. 



y as in you. 



hy. . . .as in hue. 



ng . . . .as in finger. 



ny as ny in canyon. 



tc as ch in church. 



t" an exploded breathing. 



d' ... .an exploded breathing. 



k" an exploded breathing. 



p' an exploded lirealhing. 



X a k sound with an expulsion of 



breath before sounding it. 



t an m with lips closed. 



'=exploded breathing. 



'=laryngeal closure. 



