I am going to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for this language, because it is much easier for beginners. Also, this alphabet is used by the Gerudos in Great Bay (they do not use Sand-script in Great Bay), both versions of the official textbook and can be used on the computer.
| Phonetic | Sound | Spelling (Roman) |
| A, a | Ah as in Mah | -ah, or -aa (-aa is a slightly longer sound than -ah) |
| *Æ, æ | the a
sound in Cat (it sounds different than the a in father) |
-a |
| Ay, ay | As in Fight | -ai |
| B, b | B as in Butter | -- |
| Č, č | Ch as in Chat | -ch |
| D, d | D as in Dad | -- |
| É, é | Eh as in Pen | -e |
| E, e | Ay as in Bait | -ay |
| F, f | As in Fork | -- |
| G, g | As in Game | -- |
| H, h | As in Hold | -- |
| i | As in Feet | -ee or -ii |
| Í, í | As in Bit | -ih |
| J, j | As in Jewelry | -- |
| K, k | As in Could | -k or -kh (glottal stop for -kh) |
| Λ, λ | As in Loot | -L |
| M, m | As in More | -- |
| N, n | As in None | -- |
| Ŋ, ŋ | As in Going | -ng |
| O, o | As in Boat | -oh or -o |
| P, p | As in Poke | -- |
| R, r | As in Rob | -- |
| S, s | As in Sweet | -- |
| Š, š | As in Shack | -sh |
| *ð | As in That
|
-tha |
| θ | As in Thin | -th |
| T, t | As in Toe | -- |
| Ü, ü | As in Book | -uh |
| U, u | As in Boot | -oo or -u (-oo sound is slightly longer than -u) |
| V, v | As in Van | -- |
| W, w | As in Watch | -- |
| Y, y | As in Yoke | -- |
| Z, z | As in Zelda | -- |
| Ž, ž | As in Visual or Measure | -zh or j (soft j sound) |
* Not used in the Great Bay Dialect; replaced with θ or a (ah sound).
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