Alphabet Song

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Alphabetical order (in quasi-English order)

 ’ a aa ch ch’  e ee  h hw i ii  k kw kw’ l lh m n ou oo p p’ q q’ qw qw’ s sh t t’ th tl’ ts ts’ tth tth’ u w x xw y

Name for the letters in Hul’q’umi’num’

’unuhw a chi ch’a e ha hwa i ka kwe kw’a la lhi ma  ne ou oo pa p’a qi q’a qwe qw’a

sa shi ta t’e tha tl’a tsi ts’a’ tthe tth’a u wi  xa xwe ya


Alphabet song – slow version
Alphabet song – fast version

Hul’q’umi’num’ Alphabet Song

thanks to Tara Morris, with help from the phonetics team and Donna

ho ho oh ho ho oh  (repeat 3 times)

hoho oh ’unuhw

a chi ch’a e ha              

 ho ho oh ho ho oh

hwa i ka kwe kw’a

la lhi ma  ne ou oo pa

ho ho oh ho ho oh

p’a qi q’a qwe qw’a

sa shi ta t’e tha 

ho ho oh ho ho oh

tl’a tsi ts’a’ tthe tth’a

u wi  xa xwe ya 

ho ho oh ho e ya!