This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Inuktitut.
There are at least 2 i sounds in Inuktitut. 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 |
| i% | i_ | Long "ee" sound. | iː |
There are at least 2 e sounds in Inuktitut. 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 |
| E | E | Like "eh" in "pet". | ɛ |
There are at least 2 a sounds in Inuktitut. 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 |
| a% | a_ | Long "ah" sound. | aː |
There are at least 2 o sounds in Inuktitut. 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 |
| 1 | o$ | British oah sound. | ɔ |
There are at least 2 u sounds in Inuktitut. 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 |
| u% | u_ | Long "oo" sound. | uː |
There is at least 1 m sound in Inuktitut. Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m | m | Regular m | m |
There is at least 1 n sound in Inuktitut. Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n | n | Regular n | n |
There is at least 1 q sound in Inuktitut.
| q | q | Regular ng | ŋ ɴ |
There is at least 1 p sound in Inuktitut.
| p | p | Regular p | p |
There is at least 1 t sound in Inuktitut.
| t | t | Regular t | t |
There are at least 2 k sounds in Inuktitut.
| k | k | Regular k | k |
| k6 | K | Deep guttural k (used a lot in Arabic, or Inuktitut) | q |
There is at least 1 h sound in Inuktitut.
| h | h | Regular h | h |
There is at least 1 y sound in Inuktitut. Notice the English y and yy have a similar shape, although the Tone yy is like a Tone OO with a tail.
| y | y | Regular y | j |
There is at least 1 v sound in Inuktitut.
| v | v | Regular v | v |
There is at least 1 l sound in Inuktitut.
| l | l | Regular l | l |
There are at least 2 s sounds in Inuktitut.
| s | s | Regular s | s |
| s5 | S | Rough s (used a lot in Native American languages) | ɬ |
There is at least 1 r sound in Inuktitut.
| G | G | Velar r like the French r sound | ɣ ʁ |