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<\/a>Consonants Followed by W<\/h1>\r\n

Spelled clusters such as KW and SW (etc.) sometimes sound like two consonants, and sometimes not. In general, you can hear a W-like sound in such spellings at the end of the word, but not elsewhere. The pronunciation of such spellings is described below.<\/p>\r\n

<\/a>At the end of the word<\/h3>\r\n

You can hear a type of W sound at the end of a word in combinations spelled like KW. In such cases, the letter W can sound either like a voiceless [ \u02b7 ]<\/span> or like an H, [ \u02b0 ]<\/span>. To make the voiceless W sound, pretend that you are blowing out a candle. This is also the sound that some English speakers use at the beginning of words like which<\/em> or what<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

Here are some examples:
\r\nThe letters KW sound like [ k\u02b7 ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nminihiikw<\/strong><\/td>\r\nmini – hiikw<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u144e\u1426\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\natihkw<\/strong><\/td>\r\natihkw<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u14a5\u1505\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\namiskw<\/strong><\/td>\r\namiskw<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaakw<\/strong><\/td>\r\nkaa – kw<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

But sometimes, KW sounds more like [ k\u02b0 ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1404\u152e\u1426\u144e\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\niiyaahtikw<\/strong><\/td>\r\nii – yaah – tikw<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u1489\u1433\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaachepukw<\/strong><\/td>\r\nkaa – che – pukw<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

You can also hear a type of W sound at the end of the word in spellings like SHU. In this case, U represents the W-like sound.<\/p>\r\n

SHW sounds like [ \u0283\u02b7 ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c3\u1513<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniishu<\/strong><\/td>\r\nniishu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c3\u1513<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniishu<\/strong><\/td>\r\nniishu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Everywhere else<\/h3>\r\n

In spellings like KW, or TW, you might hear a brief [ w ]<\/span> sound. A [ w ]<\/span> sound is audible and spelled.<\/p>\r\n

SHW sounds like [ \u0283(w) ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1523\u1456\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchishw<\/strong>aataan<\/td>\r\nchishw<\/strong>aa – taan<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14aa\u14c2\u1510\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmanishw<\/strong>eu<\/td>\r\nmani – shw<\/strong>eu<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

KW sounds like [ kw ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1525\u1456\u1525\u1480\u14c2\u1525\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchiishtaashkw<\/strong>aanishh<\/td>\r\nchiish – taash – kw<\/strong>aanishh<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1410\u1426\u1474\u152e\u1405\u140a\u146f\u1426\u1449<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkw<\/strong>eyaauakuhp<\/td>\r\nwiih – kw<\/strong>e – yaau – akuhp<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

HW always sounds like [ hw ]:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1419\u1426\u1419\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaahw<\/strong>aau<\/td>\r\nwaah<\/strong> – w<\/strong>aau<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1438\u1426\u140c\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naapahw<\/strong>eu<\/td>\r\naapah<\/strong> – w<\/strong>eu<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

More often, however, the W is silent. In such cases, the W affects the pronunciation of the following vowel instead, (especially in combinations like WAA<\/a> and WAAU<\/a>). No [ w ]<\/span> sound is audible, even though it is spelled.<\/p>\r\n

TW sounds like [ t ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1463\u1426\u1456\u146d\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmitw<\/strong>aahtaakin<\/td>\r\nmi – tw<\/strong>aah – taa – kin<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u146f\u1463\u1525\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutw<\/strong>aashch<\/td>\r\nku – tw<\/strong>aashch<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

SW sounds like [ s ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c3\u1502\u14f1\u14bb\u144e\u14c2\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniisw<\/strong>aasumtiniu<\/td>\r\nnii – sw<\/strong>aa – sum – ti – niu<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c3\u1502\u1525\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniisw<\/strong>aashch<\/td>\r\nniisw<\/strong> – aashch<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

KW sounds like [ k ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1404\u152e\u1426\u144e\u1480\u1525\u1466<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\niiyaahtikw<\/strong>aasht<\/td>\r\nii – yaah – ti – kw<\/strong>aasht<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u1426\u144e\u1480\u1434<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nahtikw<\/strong>apuu<\/td>\r\nah – ti – kw<\/strong>a – puu<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

MW sounds like [ m ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u14b8\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naamw<\/strong>aayaah<\/td>\r\naa – mw<\/strong>aa – yaah<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1511\u14b8\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naashimw<\/strong>aakw<\/td>\r\naa – shi – mw<\/strong>aakw<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

NW sounds like [ n ]<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u148b\u14cd\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaachinw<\/strong>aach<\/td>\r\nkaa – chi – nw<\/strong>aach<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u1480\u14cd\u1480\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaakwaanw<\/strong>aakwaauh<\/td>\r\nkaa – kwaa – nw<\/strong>aa – kwaauh<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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