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Samish Alphabet and Sounds

Site: Samish E-Classroom
Course: Introduction to Samish Language
Book: Samish Alphabet and Sounds
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Date: Friday, October 24, 2025, 10:13 PM

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Samish Alphabet and Sounds

Practice the Samish sound system here! 

Table of contents

7 Glottal Stop - Pause or stop in vocal chords

A Glottal Stop, in Samish, is represented by a 7. It's like a stop-sign for making sounds.

A a

A, like in the english word cat, or the Samish word Á7chx.

Ch ch

An image of the number two

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Ch' ch'

An ant illustration

E e

A picture of a salmon berry

H h

An illustration of a Pink Salmon

I i


Illustration of a sleeping baby.  

K k

Illustration of a laughing pig  

Kw kw

Eagle illustration  

Kw' kw'

Illustration of Chum Salmon  

L l

The color purple

Lh lh

Illustration of a dress  

M m

Illustration of a Duck  

N n

A Red Color Swatch  

Ng ng

Illustration of a child  

O o

The number 10  

P p

Illustration of a cat  

P' p'

Illustration of a flounder  

Q q

Illustration of a baby  

Q' q'

Illustration of a spiders  

Qw qw

Illustration of a seagull  

Qw' qw'

Illustration of an ear  

S s

Illustration of a bee  

Sh sh

Illustration of a person walking  

T t

Illustration of a mother hugging her daughter.  

T' t'

Photograph of a thimbleberry  

Tl' tl'

Illustration of an oyster  

Ts ts

Ts Tse - The  

Ts' ts'

Ts' ts'    

U u

Illustration of a coat  

W w

Illustration of a frog  

X̲ x̲

Illustration of a storm  

Xw xw

Illustration of a rainbow  

X̲w x̲w

Illustration of a humming bird  

Y y

Illustration of a King Salmon