vowel sounds
'ua' has the same sound as:
'ua' in squad
illuk
house
-songu
can/able
Kanuiven?
how are you?
itsivautak
chair
'iu' has the same sound as this
'ew' in few
mattak
whale skin
-ngi
negation
namut?
where are you going?
titigutik
pencil
the long 'a' is also know as this
tupilik a
kolti
gold
-vunga
I/Iam
kâvunga
I'm hungry
fonnik
phone
how many sounds does the Inuttitut 'i' have?
just 1
sanaugak
flour
-Ka
to have
sinijuk
he/she is sleeping
sâk
table
The Inuttitut 'o' sounds like this
'oo' in pool, school, tool,...
itlivik
box
-guma
want
pitsialaugit
be kind
ukkuak
door