Letter CH
Letter ch is pronounced as in English 'chime'. This sound occurs only at the beginning of a syllable.Click on a video below to see and hear Mrs. Irene Arnold pronouncing words with CH.
chox big
chíh also
dechenh stick
chox big
chíh also
dechenh stick
Click below to hear Mrs. Laura Sanford illustrating the difference between ch, ch’ and j at the start of syllables.
Tanacross ch and j are voiceless aspirated and unaspirated palatal affricates [tʃ] and [dʒ], respectively. These sounds occur only in syllable onsets, never at the end of a syllable.
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