Aymara/Alphabet

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Aymaran Alphabet or Aymaran Transliteration is an variant of Latin alphabet. Aymaran alphabet are composed with 32 letters, that is:

Aymaran Alphabet
Capital Letter Small Letter IPA Description
A a [a] It is pronounced according to International Phonetic Alphabet. It is same as "i" in high in English, but not longer and not diphthongized.
Ch ch [t͡ʃ] Like cheap in English.
Chh chh [t͡ʃʰ] It is an aspirated consonant.
Chʼ chʼ [t͡ʃʼ] It is an eyective consonant.
I i [i] Like cream in English, but not longer.
J j [h] Southern Aymara (Tacna, Puno and Moquegua).

[x] Central Aymara (Bolivia, Chile and Argentina).

Like hot in English.

Like the Spanish j.

K k [k] Like the Spanish k.
Kh kh [kʰ] It is an aspirated consonant.
Kʼ kʼ [kʼ] It is an eyective consonant.
L l [l] Like the Spanish l.
Ll ll [ʎ] Like in Spanish llave
M m []
N n []
Ñ ñ []
P p []
Ph ph [] It is an aspirated consonant.
Pʼ pʼ [] It is an eyective consonant.
Q q []
Qh qh [] It is an aspirated consonant.
Qʼ qʼ [] It is an eyective consonant.
R r []
S s []
T t []
Th th [] It is an aspirated consonant.
Tʼ tʼ [] It is an eyective consonant.
U u []
W w []
X x []
Y y []
Ä ä []
Ï ï []
Ü ü []
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