Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | n [ŋ] | |||
Implosive | b [ɓ] | d [ɗ] | g [ɠ] | |||
Plosive | aspirated | p [pʰ] | t [tʰ] | k [kʰ] | ʼ [ʔ] | |
voiced | ʋ [b] | z [d] | ɣ [ɡ] | |||
ejective | pʼ [pʼ] | tʼ [tʼ] | kʼ [kʼ] | |||
Affricate | aspirated | tz [tsʰ] | ch [tʃʰ] | |||
ejective | tzʼ [tsʼ] | chʼ [tʃʼ] | ||||
Fricative | voiceless | f [f] | s [s] | x [ʃ] | j [x] | h [h] |
voiced | ḟ [v] | š [z] | ẋ [ʒ] | ĵ [ɣ] | ħ [ɦ] | |
Approximant | w [w~v]† | l [l] | y [j] | q [ɰ] | ||
Flap | v [ⱱ] | r [ɾ] |
† the letter w may represent the sounds [w] or [v]. The sounds are interchangeable in Yucatec Mayan although /w/ is considered the proper sound.
Vowels[]
In terms of vowel quality, Yucatec Maya has a straight-forward five vowel system:
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Open | a |