The Panamerican alphabet has ~ letters: 5 vowels and ~ consonants. They are listed below:
Letter | IPA symbol |
---|---|
a | a |
b | b |
c | k, s (before e,i) |
d | d |
e | e |
f | f |
g | g |
h | h |
i | i |
j | ʒ |
l | l |
m | m |
n | n |
o | o |
p | p |
q | q |
r | r |
s | s |
t | t |
u | u |
w | w |
x | ʃ |
y | j |
Digraph | IPA symbol |
---|---|
au | aw |
ay | ai̯ |
ch | t͡ʃ |
These pronounciation rules are consistent and never change. Stress comes on the penult (that is, the second-to-last syllable) and is not phonemic.