*Vowel sounds used by both the Skidi and Southband dialects:

a - ‘a’ as in about, around, above, what, was. The “uh” sound.

â - ‘a’ as in father, water, walk and talk.

i - ‘i’ as in hit, sit, it, Indian.

î - ‘i’ as in machine, trampoline, magazine.

u - ‘u’ as in bush, push, cushion, and the vowel sound in foot and book.

û - ‘u’ as in consume, resume, tune and costume.

*Southband dialect has two more vowel sounds:

e - ‘e’ as in egg, bet, wet.

ê - ‘e’ as in café, fiancé, and the final ‘e’ sound in resumé.

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