Learn Oneida

Sound Chart

Below are interactive sound charts. Click on a button to hear how that letter combination sounds like.
If a sound is missing from the table, it‘s because it is not a sound in Oneida.
This sound chart has recently been re-organized and new sounds have been added. Recordings for these sounds have not yet been made available.

Basics

Start with these sounds, as they are the simplest sounds in Oneida.
a
e
i
o
u
ʌ

Sounds with Y

These sounds have a "yuh" sound of sorts that takes a bit of getting used to.
a
e
i
o
u
ʌ

Clusters 1

These are a bit trickier.
a
e
i
o
u
ʌ

Clusters 2

a
e
i
o
u
ʌ

Clusters 3

a
e
i
o
u
ʌ

Breathy Sounds

The "hwy" sound here is particularly tricky.
a
e
i
o
u
ʌ

Double vowels

e
o
u

Other sounds