Pawnee sounds

The sounds described in this section belong to the South Band dialect of Pawnee.

Consonants
Pawnee has eight consonant phonemes, and according to one analysis of medial- and final-position glottal stops, one may posit a ninth consonant phoneme.


 * is predictable when it occurs in the middle of words. However, since is not completely predictable at the ends of words, it may also need to be considered as a (phonemic) consonant.

Vowels
Pawnee has four short vowel phonemes and four long counterparts (also phonemic).