Mapudungun/Raguileo/Pronunciation

The Raguileo Alphabet

A	C	Z	E	F	Q	I	K	L	B	J	M	N	H	Ñ	G	O	P	R	S	T	X	U	V	W	Y

Consonants

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C	Is pronounced like ch in chocolate.
Z	Is pronounced like a combination of the th in thing and a softened d.
F	Is pronounced like f in food.
K	Is pronounced like the k in Katherine.
L	Is pronounced like the l in look.
B	Is pronounced by saying L but having the tip of your tongue between your teeth.
J	Is pronounced like the y in yes.
M	Is pronounced like m in mouse.
N	Is pronounced like n in not.
H	Is pronounced like by saying n but having the tip of your tongue between your teeth.
Ñ	Is pronounced like the ny in canyon.
G	Is pronounced like the ng in sing.
P	Is pronounced like p in party.
R	Is pronounced like r in red.
S	Is pronounced like the s in singer or like sh in show depending on dialect.
T	Is pronounced like the t in type.
X	Is pronounced like the tr in train.

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Vowels

• The vowel A is like the a in the English word father.
• The vowel E is like the e in the English word met or bed.
• The vowel I is like the ee in the English word see or the i in ill.
• The vowel O is like the o in the English word hot or the augh in caught.
• The vowel U is like the oo in the English word boo or boot.

The last vowel V is made by first trying to say i in the English word ill but instead saying the oo in English word boot.

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Semivowels

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Q	Is pronounced like the g in gut.
W	Is pronounced like the w in water.
Y	Is pronounced like the y in yes.

Audio

Ruka - house

Xewa - dog