The Arapaho alphabet, unlike English, is quite straightforward. Each sound in the language basically corresponds to a single letter. The alphabet has 12 consonants and 4 vowels. Vowels can be short, long, or extra long.
Consonants b sounds like English b in some cases, more like p in others
c pronounced as in English ch in "chill"
h pronounced as in English
k pronounced as in English
n pronounced as in English
s pronounced as in English
t sounds like a mix of t and d in English
3 pronounced as in English "three", though sometimes closer to the sound in "the"
w pronounced as in English
x pronounced like ch in German "lach" or like Greek X
y pronouned as in English
' is a stop - it is what you hear in English as you say "oh oh", between the first and second "oh"
Vowels Arapaho has four vowels, which can be either long or short:
e sounds like the vowel in English "set"
ee sounds like the vowel in English "hat"
i sounds like the vowel in English "sit"
ii sounds like the vowel in English "heat"
o sounds like the vowel in English "hot"
oo sounds like the vowel in English "saw"
u sounds like the vowel in English "put"
uu sounds like the vowel in English "food"
There are several combinations of vowels which are possible in Arapaho. Basic dipthongs are:
ei sounds like the vowel in English "say"
ou sounds like the vowel in English "sow"
ie sounds like the beginning of English "yes"