Common consonants

The consonant letters h k m n p s t w y are common to both Nuu-chah-nulth and English, and are pronounced the same in both languages. Once you know how to pronounce the Nuu-chah-nulth vowels, you can read all of these words:

Nuu-chah-nulthEnglishNuu-chah-nulthEnglish
hamuutbonesaasinhummingbird
hininarrivesuuhold
hupiihelpsusaaswim
maakukhawsstoretaanamoney
mamuukworktaayiihead of family
matukfly, airplanetupkakblack
Nuu-chah-nulthEnglishNuu-chah-nulthEnglish
taayiihead of familytaanamoney
suuholdwiikuusno one home
tupkakblackhusminbull kelp
hininarrivesaasinhummingbird
paasakdampkiwitaanahorse
mamuukworkhamuutbone

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