[KEY TO PRONUNCIATION OF MAYA WORDS]
| Vowels and consonants are pronounced as in Spanish, with the following exceptions: | |
| ǩ | k explosive |
| K | ordinary palatal k |
| X | sh as in shut |
| TŠ | ch explosive |
| Ɔ | ts |
| Ai | like i in confide |
| tt | t explosive |
[THE MAYA INDIANS OF SOUTHERN YUCATAN AND
NORTHERN BRITISH HONDURAS]
By Thomas W. F. Gann