This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Hoan.
There is at least 1 i sound in Hoan. In terms of all possible i sounds, there is the basic most common i sound, the secondary i sound, and the tertiary i sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| i | i | Like "ee" sound. | i |
There is at least 1 e sound in Hoan. In terms of all possible e sounds, there is the basic most common e sound, the secondary e sound, and the tertiary e sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| e | e | Like "day" sound. | e |
There is at least 1 a sound in Hoan. In terms of all possible a sounds, there is the basic most common a sound, the secondary a sound, and the tertiary a sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| a | a | Like "ah" in father sound. | a ɑ ä |
There is at least 1 o sound in Hoan. In terms of all possible o sounds, there is the basic most common o sound, the secondary o sound, and the tertiary o sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| o | o | Like "oh" sound. | o |
There is at least 1 u sound in Hoan. In terms of all possible u sounds, there is the basic most common u sound, the secondary u sound, and the tertiary u sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| u | u | Like "oo" in "you" sound. | u |
There is at least 1 m sound in Hoan. Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m | m | Regular m | m |
There is at least 1 n sound in Hoan. Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n | n | Regular n | n |
There is at least 1 q sound in Hoan.
| q | q | Regular ng | ŋ ɴ |
There is at least 1 g sound in Hoan.
| g | g | Regular g | ɡ ɢ |
There is at least 1 d sound in Hoan. Notice the English d and dd have a similar shape.
| d | d | Regular d | d |
There is at least 1 b sound in Hoan. Notice the English b and bb have a similar shape.
| b | b | Regular b | b |
There are at least 2 p sounds in Hoan.
| p | p | Regular p | p |
| p% | ph~ | Aspirated p | pʰ |
There are at least 2 t sounds in Hoan.
| t | t | Regular t | t |
| t^ | th~ | Aspirated t | tʰ |
There are at least 2 k sounds in Hoan.
| k | k | Regular k | k |
| k% | kh~ | Aspirated k | kʰ |
There is at least 1 h sound in Hoan.
| h5 | H | Harsh h (used in Hebrew/Arabic a lot) | χ |
There is at least 1 ' sound in Hoan. This is a glottal stop in its base form.
| ' | ' | Regular ', used a lot in Hebrew and Arabic, amongst other languages | ʔ |
There is at least 1 sh sound in Hoan.
| x | x | Regular sh | ʃ |
There is at least 1 f sound in Hoan.
| f | f | Regular f | f |
There is at least 1 s sound in Hoan.
| s | s | Regular s | s |
There is at least 1 z sound in Hoan.
| z | z | Regular z | z |
There is at least 1 j sound in Hoan.
| j | j | Regular j (as in "measure") | ʒ |
There is at least 1 dj sound in Hoan.
| dj | dj | Regular dj (as in "judge") | dʒ |
There is at least 1 dz sound in Hoan.
| dz | dz | Regular dz | dz |
There are at least 2 ch sounds in Hoan.
| tx | tx | Regular ch sound (like English "chip") | tʃ |
| tx^ | txh~ | Aspirated ch sound | tʃʰ |