There are approximately thirty-six consonants in the Tałtan alphabet. Following are examples of each, along with the English equivalent / description, an example word and the meaning. For pronunciation reference click the example Tahltan word.
Letter English equivalent / description Example Meaning
b Same as b in big bede food
ch Same as ch in church chime son
ch’ Same as ch but done with glottal ch’iyōne wolf
d Same as d in did de’e give it here
dl No English equivalent dlū’ān flu, he caught
dz Same as ds in pads dzā ‘at’ē bad, it is
dz No English equivalent dzeł mountain
g Same as g in good gah beside
gh Same as g but a softer sound ghah because
h Same as h in head hodedē she/he talks
j Same as j or dg in judge ja’at’e this is
k Same as k in keep kadīnya you go get
k’ Same as k but done with a glottal k’aji again
kh Similar to k but softer in sound khadi hurry
l Same as l in large la’ hand
ł No English equivalent łagu stop it / quit
m Same as m in mother meneslīn I like
n Same as n in not nin’ān you put it
nh No English equivalent ninh’īn look!
p Same as p in pup espāne my friend
s Same as s in see soga well
s Same as th in thin or s in sin sindah sit down!
sh Same as sh in shoot deshyā (s)he went
t Same as t in tell tū water
t’ Same as t but done with a glottal ast’e I am feeling
tl No English equivalent tli’ dog
tl’ No English equivalent tl’ā after
ts Same as ts in cats tsīni be quiet
ts’ Same as ts but done with a glottal ts’ots blow fly
ts No English equivalent tsē rock
ts’ Same as ts but done with a glottal ts’adi sweetheart
w Same as w in wash wāshmān police
y Same as y in yes yēda what/how
yh No English equivalent tleyh grease
z Same as z in zoo in-zike ost’ini let me help you
z Same as th in then zuł empty
Learn the thirty-six consonants and then move on to the next lesson.