Hamtai (Kapau) Language/Vowels

Hamtai uses 6 letters to represent 7 different sounds in the Hamtai language. One of the letters, ä, is not present in English.

Values of Sounds
i - like the ee in fr ee 

i (ɨ) - like the i in m i ddle

u - like the oo in b oo t

ä - like the u in g u t

e - like the a in pl ay 

o - like the o in h o rse

a - like the o in n o w

Examples
me'ä - small

yeä - dry (not wet)

koe'ä - dry (not green)

na'a - big

äinä - when?

poeäno - the immediate conjugation of päwo (to come by going down) in the 1st person plural tense (we just have come by going down)