This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Navajo.
There are at least 3 i sounds in Navajo. 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 | Like "ih" in "pit". | ɪ |
| i% | i_ | Long "ee" sound. | iː |
There are at least 2 e sounds in Navajo. 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 "eh" in "pet". | ɛ |
| e% | e_ | Long "day" sound. | eː |
There is at least 1 a sound in Navajo. 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 are at least 2 o sounds in Navajo. 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 |
| o% | o_ | Long "oh" sound. | oː |
There is at least 1 m sound in Navajo. Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m | m | Regular m | m |
There is at least 1 n sound in Navajo. Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n | n | Regular n | n |
There is at least 1 p sound in Navajo.
| p | p | Regular p | p |
There are at least 3 t sounds in Navajo.
| t | t | Regular t | t |
| t05 | t! | Ejective t | tʼ |
| t^ | th~ | Aspirated t | tʰ |
There are at least 3 k sounds in Navajo.
| k | k | Regular k | k |
| k93 | k! | Ejective k | kʼ |
| k% | kh~ | Aspirated k | kʰ |
There is at least 1 y sound in Navajo. 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 ' sound in Navajo. 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 Navajo.
| x | x | Regular sh | ʃ |
There is at least 1 l sound in Navajo.
| l | l | Regular l | l |
There are at least 2 s sounds in Navajo.
| s | s | Regular s | s |
| s5 | S | Rough s (used a lot in Native American languages) | ɬ |
There is at least 1 z sound in Navajo.
| z | z | Regular z | z |
There is at least 1 j sound in Navajo.
| j | j | Regular j (as in "measure") | ʒ |
There is at least 1 r sound in Navajo.
| G | G | Velar r like the French r sound | ɣ ʁ |
There are at least 2 ch sounds in Navajo.
| tx | tx | Regular ch sound (like English "chip") | tʃ |
| tx^ | txh~ | Aspirated ch sound | tʃʰ |