There are twenty four letters in the in the CHamoru alphabet
‘ A Å B CH D H I K L M Ñ NG N O P R S T U Y
Consonants
Working orthography | IPA | Example words |
‘ | ʔ | på’go |
B | b | Bula |
CH | ts | CHe’lu |
D | d | Dingu |
H | h | Hula’ |
K | k | Kuentos |
L | l | Lokka’ |
M | m | Maolek |
N | n | Nuhong |
Ñ | nj | Ñateng |
NG | ɲ | Ngångas |
P | p | Pulan |
R | r | Rega |
S | s | Songge |
T | t | Tuyan |
Y | tz | Yayas |
Vowels
Working Orthography | IPA | Example Words |
A | æ | Abak |
Å | ə | Ålok |
I | i | Ina |
O | ɔ | Ossitan |
U | u | Ubas |
E | ɛ | Eskuela |