Hopi Pronunciation and Spelling Guide Vowels Character We Use: Sometimes Also U

Hopi Pronunciation and Spelling Guide Vowels Character We Use: Sometimes Also Used: IPA symbol: How To Pronounce It: a a Like the a in father. aa a· a Like a only held longer. e ε Like the e in bet. ee e· ε Like e only held longer. i i Like the i in police. ii i· i Like i only held longer. o o Like the o in note. oo o· o Like o only held longer. ö œ This vowel sound does not exist in English. It sounds like G French eu. If you've ever tried to pronounce the German nam "Goerthe," this is the same vowel sound as that. The closest equivalent is the u in purple. öö ö· œ Like ö only held longer. u ~ i Like the u in flute, only unrounded. Sometimes it sounds mo in put. uu u· ~ i Like u only held longer. Di phthongs Character We Use: Sometimes Also Used: IPA symbol: How To Pronounce It: aw au aw Like ow in English cow. ay ai aj Like English eye. ew eu εw ~ ew This sound doesn't really exist in English. If you mimic an stereotype of a "Southern belle" saying "how," you will be Some Hopi speakers pronounce it more like the "AO" in " ey ej Like the ay in hay. iw iw Like a child saying ew! iy ij Like ee in see. ow ow Like the ow in show. oy oj Like the oy in boy. öw œw No English equivalent. Like Hopi ö with a w-glide at the e öy œj No English equivalent. Like Hopi ö with a y-glide at the e uw uw Like the oo in too. uy j No English equivalent. Like Hopi u with a y-glide at the e Con sonants Character We Use: Sometimes Also Used: IPA symbol: How To Pronounce It: h h Like h in hay. k k Like the soft k in sky. kw qu kw ~ kw Like qu in English square. l l Like l in light. m m Like m in moon. n n Like n in night. ng ŋ Like ng in sing. ngw ŋw ~ ŋw No English equivalent. Like ng and w pronounced together ngy ŋj No English equivalent. Like gn in French Avignon. p p Like the soft p in spy. q q Like k, only pronounced further back on the palate.. qw qw ~ qw Like qu, only pronounced further back on the palate. r No English equivalent. Like the rz sound in Polish. To Eng it sounds like a cross between the ge in garage and the "sw common to English speakers from India. s s Like s in see. t t Like the soft t in star. ts ch &nbspts Like ts in cats. v b β ~ Φ Bilabial v as in Spanish navidad. At the end of a word or be consonants, it is pronounced voicelessly, so that it sounds l sound made between both lips. w w Like w in way. y j Like y in yes. ’ A pause sound, like the one in the middle of the word "uh-o http://www.native-languages.org/hopi_guide.htm uploads/s1/ hopi-pronunciation-and-spelling-guide.pdf

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