Carrier Pronounciation
(Saik'uz Dialect)
Illustrations of Individual Sounds
| Sound | Example | Gloss |
|---|
| a |
a |
yes |
b |
bat |
mittens |
| ch |
chunih |
marten |
| ch' |
ch'oh |
porcupine quill |
| d |
dune |
man |
| dl |
dlat |
a kind of water plant |
| dz |
dzoot |
coat |
| dz |
dzulh |
mountain |
| g |
gombilh |
rabbit snare |
| gh |
neghunline |
watchmen |
| gw |
gwuzeh |
Whiskey jack |
| h |
hoh |
while |
| j |
jenyo |
bull moose |
| k |
kegon |
shoes |
| k' |
k'a |
rifle cartridge |
| kh |
khoh |
goose |
| kw |
kwun |
fire |
| kw' |
kw'usul |
beads |
| l |
lacholbai |
yarrow plant |
| lh (initial) |
lhukw |
fish |
| lh (final) |
bilh |
snare |
| m |
musdus |
cow |
| n |
noostel |
wolverine |
| o |
yoh |
house |
| oo |
too |
water |
| s |
sa |
sun |
| s |
se |
belt |
| sh |
shas |
grizzly bear |
| t |
talukw |
salmon |
| t' |
t'acho |
mallard duck |
| tl |
dutleh |
it is soft |
| tl' |
tl'o |
grass |
| ts |
tsa |
beaver |
| ts' |
ts'i |
canoe |
| ts |
tse |
rock |
| ts' |
ts'al |
diaper moss |
| u |
sus |
black bear |
| w |
wedlew |
sandpiper |
| wh |
whudzih |
cariboo |
| y |
ya |
sky |
| z |
gwuzeh |
Whiskey Jack |
| z |
oozek |
his mouth |
| ' |
'acho |
very quickly |
Pairs Illustrating Difficult Contrasts
Here are examples of some potentially difficult contrasts.
The pairs of words are chosen so that in most cases they differ only in one place.
| Contrast |
Word A |
Gloss |
Word B |
Gloss |
| 0/' (initial) |
a |
yes |
'acho |
very quickly |
| '/h |
'uk'o' |
hunchback |
'uk'oh |
tracks, footprints |
| t/t' |
dutai |
it is thick |
dut'ai |
bird |
| kw/kw' |
kwus |
cold (disease) |
kw'us |
cloud |
| kh/h |
khoh |
goose |
hoh |
while |
| l/lh (final) |
hodul'eh |
he is learning |
hodulh'eh |
he is teaching |
| z/dz |
oozi |
his corpse |
oodzi |
his heart |
| s/s |
yus |
wolf |
yus |
snow |
Some Difficult Clusters
Here are examples of some clusters that may seem difficult at first.
| Cluster | Example | Gloss |
| stl' |
stl'o |
my grass |
| lhch' |
lhch'atsetselh |
double-headed axe |
| lhgh |
lhghasahduke |
you (2) are married to each other |
| lhk' |
lhk'utdunghi |
eight |
| lhts |
lhtsun |
it stinks |
| lhy |
lhyazike |
cow and calf |