Appendix:Navajo alphabet
| Letter | Letter name | IPA value | Approximation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | aa | [ɑ] | a as in father |
| B | bee | [p] | p as in spade |
| C* | sxee | N/A | |
| Ch | chee | [tʃʰ] | ch as in chin |
| Chʼ | chʼee | [tʃʼ] | ch, but ejective |
| D | dee | [t] | t as in stop |
| Dl | dlee | [tl] | like a combination of t and l, as in atlas |
| Dz | dzee | [ts] | ts as in cats |
| E | ee | [ɛ] | e as in egg |
| F* | eł/ef | N/A | |
| G | gee | [k] | k as in skin |
| Gh | ghee | [ɣ] | ch as in Scottish loch, but voiced |
| H | hee | [x] | ch as in Scottish loch |
| Hw | hwee | [xʷ] | like a combination of Scottish ch and w, as in Lochwinnoch |
| I | ii | [ɪ] | i as in ink |
| J | jee | [tʃ] | ch as in chin |
| K | kee | [kʰ] | k as in kite |
| Kʼ | kʼee | [kʼ] | k, but ejective |
| Kw | kwee | [kʷʰ] | qu as in queen |
| L | lee | [l] | l as in lemon |
| Ł | łee | [ɬ] | Welsh ll as in llwyd (grey) |
| M | mee | [m] | m as in mother |
| N | nee | [n] | n as in nine |
| O | oo | [o] | oa as in oat |
| P* | pee | N/A | |
| Q* | kwah | N/A | |
| R* | egh/er | N/A | |
| S | see | [s] | s as in sun |
| Sh | shee | [ʃ] | sh as in ship |
| T | tee | [tʰ] | t as in tree |
| Tʼ | tʼee | [tʼ] | t, but ejective |
| Tł | tłee | [tɬʰ] | like a combination of t and Welsh ll |
| Tłʼ | tłʼee | [tɬʼ] | like a combination of t and Welsh ll, but ejective |
| Ts | tsee | [tsʰ] | ts as in cats |
| Tsʼ | tsʼee | [tsʼ] | ts, but ejective |
| U* | uu | N/A | |
| V* | łwee/vee | N/A | |
| W | wee | [ɣʷ] | like a combination of Scottish ch and w, but voiced |
| X | eks | [x] | same as h |
| Y | yee | [ʝ] | y as in yes, but stronger |
| Z | zee | [z] | z as in zipper |
| Zh | zhee | [ʒ] | s as in measure |
| ʼ | saad niyíłtłáádígíí | [ʔ] | a glottal stop, as in uh-oh |
Note: * = not present in the alphabet
The letters á, ą, ą́, é, ę, ę́, í, į, į́, ó, ǫ, ǫ́, ń are not treated as separate letters on their own in the Navajo alphabet, and instead are treated as the base letter plus diacritic, used in the orthography to show tone and nasalization. Long vowels are written double: aa, áa, aá, áá, etc. The letter x is considered a variant of h, used after s, ts, g, and z to avoid confusion with digraphs. It may also be used after sh and ch to avoid the potential confusion of an h following a digraph containing h. In many texts the infix -h-/-x- is always written -x-.