Sounds
Chat Mat
Areas of the Mouth
Letter Names
Miscellaneous
100

(make the sound)

What is 

"a"?

100

I'm tired.

What is

"Ḵa̱lka̱n" ?

100

Bilabial

What is 

"Consonant sounds made at the lips" ?

100

What is 

"D barred L" ?

100

Goodbye

What is

"Ha̱lakas'la" ?

200

(make the sound)

What is 

"x̱"?

200

It is good that we see each other.

What is "Iklega̱n's dudakwo"?

200

While English has 5 (and sometimes "Y"), Kwak̕wala has 6 of these essential letters

What are Vowels ?

200

B

What is

"b" ?

200

Yuda̱xwp̓a̱nxwat̕sa̱nx̱

What is

"Wednesday" ?

300

u

(make the sound)

What is 

"u" ?

300

I am good too.

What is

"Ik'a̱mx̱a'a̱n" ?

300

Consonant sounds made with the tip of the tongue at the ridge (right above the top teeth; surface covered with little ridges) just behind the teeth

What is "Alveolar" ?

300

What is 

"explosive t" ?

300

September

What is 

"'Lix̱am" ?

400

t̕s

(make the sound)

What is 

"t̕s" ?

400

I live in ----.

What is

"Gukwa̱la̱n lax̱ (place)" ?

400

Glottal

What is 

"Consonant sounds made using the opening between the vocal folds by a complete or partial closure, during the articulation of another sound" ?

400

Xw

What is 

"xw" ?

400

K̓isa̱n wa̱ła̱lus.

What is

"I can't hear you" ?

500

ł

(make the sound)

What is "ł"?

500

Ugwaḵa'a̱mx̱a'a̱n wanuła.

What is 

"I am also so-so" ?

500

The human system that produces speech and includes the mouth, tongue, lips, throat, nose, glottis, and vocal folds

What is

"Articulatory Tract" ?

500

What is 

" T barred L" ?

500

13

What is

"Yuda̱x̱wa̱gu" ?