Phonology

Sound inventory and phonological rules

Phonological Rules

vowels:
a  = short as in cAt
á  = long as in pArk
e  = short as in Egg
é  = YEt
i  = short as in pIn
o  = short as in hOt (exception at end of word long as in hOpe
ó  = long as in hOpe
u  = short as in tUb
y  = as in fEEd

Consonants
Consonants have same values as in standard English except for:

c = s before a vowel, before a consonant it is hard
ch = as in Bach
č = as in CHop
j = before a vowel like German "ja", before a consonant and end of a word hard like in "jet"
š = as in SHop
ź = as in hiTS