Popol Vuh: Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya - Mesoweb

e, ee e As in the a of “late.”
i, ÿ, ii i As in the ee in “eel.”
h j Pronounced like the English h, but deeper in the throat. Similar to the
Spanish j or the German ch (as in the proper name “Bach”).
c, q k Similar to the k in “king.”
c, q k' Pronounced with the tongue in the same position as for the k, but the
throat is closed and air forcefully expelled to produce a glottalized k.
l l Pronounced like the English l, but with the tongue moved forward to
contact the upper incisor teeth. When appearing as the terminal letter
in a word, this sound is immediately followed by the h as in the
English word “hot.”
m m As in the m of “mat.”
n n As in the n of “net.”
o, oo o As in the o of “home.”
p p Pronounced like the English p but shortened in length.
c, q q Pronounced from further back in the throat than the letter k, similar to
the kh in the Egyptian word ankh.
ε, c, q q' Pronounced with the tongue in the same position as for the q, but the
throat is closed and air forcefully expelled to produce a glottalized q.
r r Similar to the Spanish r, pronounced with a brief tap of the tongue
against the roof of the mouth.
z s As in the s of “sit.”
t t Similar to the English t but shortened in length.
d, t t' Pronounced with the tongue in the same position as for the t, but the
throat is closed and air forcefully expelled to produce a glottalized t.
tz tz As in the ts of “mats.”
tz, q, tz' Pronounced with the tongue in the same position as for the tz, but the
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