Phonetic Key.
a, as in father, of medium length; a·, lengthened.
e, open; ɛ·, long as in North German Bär.
e·, longer than e and close in quality.
i and i·, short and long close vowels.
o, close and of medium length.
ɔ·, longer than o and with lips more protruded, almost like au of English taut.
α, dulled form of short a, like u of English but.
ə, short obscure vowel of uncertain quality.
b–p, bilabial stops varying between true sonant and intermediate surd-sonant.
d–t, alveolar stops varying between true sonant and intermediate surd-sonant.
g–k, medial palatal stops varying between true sonant and intermediate surd-sonant.
s and z, surd and sonant dorsal sibilant pronounced with tip of tongue deflected to lower alveolar (applies only to Timiskaming Algonquin; in Timagami Ojibwa s and z are normal).
c and j, surd and sonant sibilant corresponding respectively to English sh and z of azure.
tc and dj, surd and sonant sibilant affricative corresponding respectively to English ch and j.
x, voiceless palatal spirant like ch of German Bach.
m, as in English.
n, as in English.
ŋ, palatal nasal like ng of English sing.
w, as in English.
y, as in English.
h, as in English. [[87]]
˛, nasalized vowel.
ʻ, aspiration following vowel or consonant.
·, denotes that preceding vowel or consonant is long.
′, main stress.
‵, secondary stress. [[i]]