KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF MAYA WORDS

The vowels and consonants have their continental sounds with the following exceptions:—

ă like u in hut

ai like i in island

k (Beltran’s c) ordinary palatal k

q (Beltran’s k) velar k

(Beltran’s ɔ) ts explosive or fortis

ɔ (Beltran’s tz) ts non-explosive

š (Beltran’s x) like sh in hush

tš (Beltran’s ch) like ch in church

(Beltran’s cħ) ch explosive

(Beltran’s pp) p explosive

t (Beltran’s tħ) t explosive