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Aymara/Alphabet
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Aymaran Alphabet or Aymaran Transliteration is a variant of Latin alphabet. Aymaran alphabet is composed of 32 letters, that is:
+Aymaran AlphabetCapital LetterSmall LetterIPADescriptionAa[a]It is pronounced according to International Phonetic Alphabet. It is same as "i" in high in English, but not longer and not diphthongized.Chch[t͡ʃ]Like cheap in English.Chhchh[t͡ʃʰ]It is an aspirated consonant.Chʼchʼ[t͡ʃʼ]It is an ejective consonant.Ii[i]Like cream in English, but not longer.Jj[h] Southern Aymara (Tacna, Puno and Moquegua).
[x] Central Aymara (Bolivia, Chile and Argentina).Like hot in English.
Like the Spanish j.Kk[k]Like the Spanish k.Khkh[kʰ]It is an aspirated consonant.Kʼkʼ[kʼ]It is an ejective consonant.Ll[l]Like the Spanish l.Llll[ʎ]Like in Spanish llaveMm[]Nn[]Ññ[]Pp[]Phph[]It is an aspirated consonant.Pʼpʼ[]It is an ejective consonant.Qq[]Qhqh[]It is an aspirated consonant.Qʼqʼ[]It is an ejective consonant.Rr[]Ss[]Tt[]Thth[]It is an aspirated consonant.Tʼtʼ[]It is an ejective consonant.Uu[]Ww[]Xx[]Yy[]Ää[]Ïï[]Üü[]