| Muniche Letter |
Phonetic Symbol |
English Example | Phonetic Description | Ejemplo Muniche | |||||
| a | a | 'father' | low front unrounded vowel | a'i- rain | |||||
| ch | tʃ | 'child' | postalveolar affricate | chácha- star | |||||
| ç | ç | Not found in English, 'nicht' in German |
palatal fricative | máçu- deer |
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| d | d | 'delight' |
voiced alveolar stop | dí'tsa- sweet |
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| e | e | Not found in English,
like the first part of the vowel in weigh |
mid-high front unrounded vowel | tsí'te- fresh corn | |||||
| f | Ф | Not found in English | voiceless bilabial fricative | fé'sü- mestizo | |||||
| g | g | 'get' | voiced alveolar fricative | gákipü- boa | |||||
| h | h | 'hello' | glottal fricative | hí'tsa- bitter | |||||
| i | i | 'evil' | high front unrounded vowel | ídü- water | |||||
| j | x | Not found in English, 'jalepeño' in Spanish |
velar fricative | jpú'pa- mash for making masato |
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| k | k | 'cat' |
voiceless velar plosive | káka- hen |
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| ky | c | Not found in English | palatal stop | kyáne- macana, a type of large fish | |||||
| l | l | 'look' | alveolar lateral approximant | lalançá'a- orange | |||||
| m | m | 'moon' | bilabial nasal | ákna- sachapapa, species of potato-like tuber | |||||
| n | n | 'no' | alveolar nasal | nané'e- here | |||||
| ñ | ɲ | cognac | palatal nasal | ñú'u- day | |||||
| p | p | 'pod' | voiceless (or aspirated) bilabial plosive | panántu- plantain | |||||
| r | r | Not found in English | alveolar flap | rané'e- there | |||||
| s | s | 'so' | voiceless alveolar fricative | sǘstü- rock | |||||
| sh | ʃ | 'show' | postalveolar fricative | miñásha- a little | |||||
| t | t | 'toe' | voiceless (or aspirated) alveolar plosive | tú'hana- puma | |||||
| ts | ts | 'cats' | voiceless alveolar plosive + voiceless alveolar fricative | tsá'a- maize | |||||
| tz | tʂ | Not found in English | retroflex affricate | tzúpü- path or trail | |||||
| u | u | 'fool' | high back rounded vowel | umhúhu- stingray | |||||
| ü | ɯ | Not found in English | high back unrounded vowel | ümtsǘjmü- turtle | |||||
| w | w | 'however' | voiced labialized velar approximant | wátu- mouse, sachacuy, | |||||
| y | j | 'yo-yo' | palatal glide | yúuse- thankyou | |||||
| zh | ʂ | Not found in English | palatal glide + low back unrounded vowel | zhnǘrü- paca | |||||
| ' | ʔ | Not found in English | glottal stop | a'hí'fü- hole |