Hamtai (Kapau) Language/Consonants

Hamtai uses 14 different consonants, two of the symbols that represent these are not present (as a consonant) in English. Note: y can sometimes be frictionized to become z

Values of Sounds
(As compared to English)

m - like the m in  m atch

n - like the n in su n 

ng - like the ng in si ng 

p - like the p in  p ark

t - like the t in  t ank

k - like the k in  k itten

k̥/q - no equivalent in English, compare to the Arabic  ق ط ([qɪtˤ])

 ' - like the sound between uh and oh in the word uh-oh

y - like the y in  y oung

w - like the w in  w ant

wh - like the Mid-Atlantic Pronunciation or Conservative Received Pronunciation of the wh in  wh y

v - like the v in  v ine

f - like the f in  f ine

h - like the h in  h are

Examples
nanqa - banana

hauka - fruit

qu'wa - leaf

qatä'ä - flower

qanäi - mother

sä'ä - sleep