c
like ts in hats
h
silent at the beginning of a word; before a vowel like English h; before a consonant harshly pronounced guttural h
j
like y in yes
q
like k in kitchen
r
trilled, like Spanish rr
s
like s in soap
š
like sh in shoe
ž
like s in measure
w
like v in very
x
like x in excite
b d f g k l m n p t v y z
pronounced as in English
Consonants can appear doubled, such as kk, pp, tt, etc., and are pronounced by inserting a glottal stop or prolonging the duration of the consonant.
