Chinuk Wawa Alphabet

In this video you can hear one word for each letter in the Chinuk Wawa alphabet, spoken by past instructors Janne Underriner and Jerome Viles. You might notice that the language has fewer vowel sounds than English, but more consonants. The Chinuk Wawa sound system is similar to many other Indigenous languages in our region.
If you're interested in exploring this language further, you can join us in a Chinuk Wawa class from Lane Community College. All our Chinuk Wawa classes are offered to students throughout our region via Zoom. Learn more at www.lanecc.edu/chinukwawa