Words illustrating each Chechen vowel sound.

 

            i              итт                     itt                                       10

                           хи                       xi                                       water

            ii             нийса                  niisa                                   straight, correct

                           дийнат                diinat                                 animal

            y             дуьне                  dynie                                 world

                           уьстаг1              ystagh                                sheep

            yy           куьйра               kyyra                                 hawk

                           куьйре               gyyrie                                autumn

            u             сту                     stu                                     bull, ox

                           къу                     q'u                                     thief

            uu           иту                     ituu                                    iron

                           з1уга                  zwuuga                              wasp

            e             де                        de                                      day

                           меца                   meca                                  hungry

            ee            элира                  eelira                                  said

                           леча                    leecha                                falcon

            o             моза                   moza                                  fly  (insect)

                           кхокха               qoqa                                  dove

            oo           хьоза                  hwooza                              bird, songbird

                           гомаш                goomash                            buffalo

            ia            беш                    biash                                  garden

                           пен                     pian                                   wall

                           п1елг                  p'ialg                                  finger

            ie            пенаш                 pienash                              walls

                           селасат               sielasat                               oriole

            oe           йоьхь                 joehw                                 intestine

                           доьхка                doexka                               belt

            oe (oe:)   чоь                     choe                                   interior

                           оьпа                   oepa                                   gopher

            o (uo)      лом                     lom                                    lion

                           кор                     kor                                     window

                           моз                     moz                                   honey

            uo           кораш                kuorash                             windows

                           гота                    guota                                 plow

            ae            цаьпцалг            caepcalg                             cricket

                           шаьлта               shaelta                               dagger

            a             гам                     gam                                   chaff, dust

                           дама                    dama                                  flour

            aa            лам                     laam                                   mountain

                           зама                    zaama                                time

            oa           доккху               doaqqu                              take, takes

                           олхазар              oalxazar                             bird

            ai            сай                      sai                                      deer

                           г1айба                ghaiba                                pillow

                           зайл                    zail                                     chisel

                           зайла                  zaila                                   pan

            aai           май                     maai                                   May

                           1ай                     waai                                   in winter

            ei            дейтта                deitta                                  14

            oi            девзиг                 deuzag                               broom

                           эвла                    eula                                    village

            oi (uoi)    ойла                   oila                                    idea, thought

                           ной                     noi                                     boat, vessel, craft

            ou           говр                    gour                                   horse

                           тхов                   txou                                   roof

                           шовда                 shouda                               spring, spring water