The usual way for representing vowels is:
| phoneme | (SAMPA) | usual way | alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | i | i | |
| iː | i: | ey | i |
| ju | ju | ew | iw |
| e | e | e | |
| ɛ | E | ee | e |
| æj | {j | ay | |
| a | a | a | |
| ɔ | O | oo | o |
| ɔw | Ow | aw | |
| o | o | o | |
| oj | oj | oy | |
| u | u | u | |
| uː | u: | ow | |
| wi | wi | uy |
stressed vowels are long if following consonant is short. ey and ow are used mainly in unstressed positions or when followed by a consonant cluster
The usual way for representing consonants is:
| phoneme | (SAMPA) | usual way | before front vowels |
|---|---|---|---|
| p | p | p | |
| t | t | t | |
| k | k | c | k |
| m | m | m | |
| n | n | n | |
| ɲ | J | ny | |
| ts | ts | z | |
| dʒ | dZ | gy | g |
| dʝ | dj\ | dj | |
| tç | tC | cy | c |
| β | B | b | |
| v | v | v | |
| f | f | f | |
| ð | D | d | |
| s | s | s | |
| ʝ | j\ | y or j | |
| ç | C | sy | |
| ɣ | G | g | gh |
| x | x | ch | |
| h | h | h | |
| l | l | l | |
| r | r | r | |
| kw | kw | qu | |
| hw | hw | w |
long consonants in intervocalic positions are geminated (doubled).
y is preffered over j, except in some borrowings or when using y can be confusing.