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| Symbol | English Example | Dena'ina Example | English Translation | |
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| t' | similar to "t" but ending with a slight popping sound | t'ash | charcoal | |
| tl | butler (said with the "tl" as one sound) | tlaq' | sleet; half rain, half snow | |
| tl' | similar to "tl" but ending with a slight popping sound | tl'ił | rope | |
| ts | shuts (said with the "ts" as one sound) | tsayan | cliff | |
| ts' | similar to "ts" but ending with a slight popping sound | Ts'eldatnu | Soldontna (literally trickling creek") | |
| u | boot | ush | snowshoe | |
| w | west | ch'wala | spruce | |
| x | similar to a German "ch" as in ich | bejex | caribou | |
| y | yes | yuyan | universe | |
| ŷ | similar to "y" but voiced (use your voicebox) | qaniłch'iŷ | it is windy | |
| z | zebra | ził | sea worm | |
| zh | azure | gizha | camprobber | |
| ' | glottal stop produced similar to the silent "t" in mountain | ni'i | sun | |
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