Dinilitreha (Orthography)

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

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