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| Symbol | English Example | Dena'ina Example | English Translation | |
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| a | father | adada | uncle | |
| b | bib | biquduni | one person kayak | |
| ch | children | chada | grandfather, old man | |
| ch' | similar to "ch" but ending with a slight popping sound | ch'u | and | |
| d | did | Dena'ina | the people or the language | |
| dl | paddling | dlut' | freshwater algae | |
| dz | adze (said with the "dz" as one sound) | k'kidza | small pelt, piece of fur | |
| e | set | ena | mommy | |
| g | get | gasht'ana | white people | |
| gg | similar to "g" but produced further back in the throat | ggagga | brown bear | |
| gh | similar to a French gutteral "r" as in rouge | gheli | real, true, genuine | |
| h | hill | henyi | you (plural) | |
| ĥ | similar to "h" but produced further back in the throat | ĥay | whew (expressing relief) | |
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