| h | háadi (where) | hot |
In Navaho there are two sounds represented by the letter h. The difference is in the intensity or fricativeness. Where h is the first letter in a syllable it is by some pronounced like the ch of German. This harsh pronunciation is the older, but the younger generation of Navahos tends to pronounce the sound much as in English.
| gh | hooghan (hogan) |
This is the voiced equivalent of the harshly pronounced variety of h, the functioning of the voice being the only difference between the two sounds.
| j | jádí (antelope) | jug |
This sound is an unaspirated ch, just as d and g represent unaspirated t and k.
| ch | chizh (wood) | church |
| ch' | ch'il (plant) | |
This sound is produced in a fashion similar to the t' and k', but with the release of the breath from the ch position and from the glottal closure.
| dz | dził (mountain) | adze |
| ts | tsa (awl) | hats |
ts occurs in the beginning and middle of Navaho words, but only in final position in English.