Jakaltek phonology

The Eastern Jacaltec language includes the following phonemes:

It also has the vowels a, e , i , o , u

$$ \mathbf{\ddot{n}}$$ Eastern Jacaltec is one of the few languages besides the Malagasy language of Madagascar to make use of an n-trema character in its alphabet. In both languages, the n-trema represents a velar nasal consonant (like "ng" in "bang").

Jakaltek-language programming is carried by the CDI's radio station XEVFS, broadcasting from Las Margaritas, Chiapas.