Consonants
| Working orthography | IPA | Example words |
| b | b | boŋ |
| ch | tʃ | chǔ |
| d | d | dǒ |
| dj | dʒ | djʉ́ |
| f | f | fà’ |
| g | g | ŋgwen |
| gh | ɣ | ghʉ̀bní |
| j | ʒ | jə’ní |
| k | k | kǔ |
| l | l | lamti |
| m | m | mən |
| n | n | na |
| ŋ | ŋ | ŋa’ |
| p | p | mbuŋgɔp |
| s | s | saá |
| t | t | tam |
| v | v | mvʉ́ |
| w | w | wɔ́ |
| y | j | yə |
| ‘ | ʔ | wa’ |
Vowels
Double vowels (e.g. saá) represent a long vowel.
| Working Orthography | IPA | Example Words |
| a | a | ba |
| e | ɛ | chět |
| i | i | lí |
| ə | ə | fə́ |
| o | o | dǒ |
| ɔ | ɔ | kɔ’ |
| u | u | kǔ |
| ʉ | ʉ | lʉŋ |
Tones
| Working Orthography | Tone | Example Words |
| Acute accent (á) | High | tá |
| Grave accent (à) | Low | nkʉ̀ |
| Unmarked (a) | Mid | tuŋ |
| Circumflex (â) | Falling | mûpǐt |
| Caron (ǎ) | Rising | sǎm |
Misc.
Hyphens are used to indicate words with multiple morphemes (word parts), e.g.:
| ndu | -a |
| husband | my |
| “my husband” | |