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Welcome to our U'wa alphabet page! The following charts show the pronunciation for the U'wa orthography we have used on our site, as well as some alternate spellings that you may find in other books and websites.
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | U'wa pronunciation: |
a | a | Like the a in father. | |
e | e | Like the e sound in Spanish, similar to the a in gate. | |
i | i | Like the i in police. | |
o | o | Like the o in note. | |
u | u | Like the u in flute. |
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | Uwa pronunciation: |
b | b | Like b in boy. | |
d | d | Like the d in day. | |
j | h | h | Like h in hay. |
k | c, qu | k | Like the k in kiss. |
m | m | Like m in moon. | |
n | n | Like n in night. | |
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Like the r in Spanish pero, somewhat like the tt in American English butter. | |
s | s | Like s in sun. | |
sh | x, š | ![]() |
Like sh in shell. |
t | t | Like the t in tell. | |
w | w | Like w in way. | |
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Like w, only pronounced nasally. | |
y | j | Like y in yes. | |
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A pause sound, like the one in the middle of the word "uh-oh." |
a | low tone |
á | high tone |
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