1. How to say Sauk Part 2 A guide to the basic sounds of Sauk.
Created by Gillian Gallagher, July 2007.

2. This is a guide to pronouncing the basic
sounds of Sauk. It is divided into the
following parts:
The endings: ha, wa, wi
Other sounds: ch, m, n, th, sh, w,
shk, shkw, shw

3. The spelling of Sauk words and their English
translations in this guide are taken from A
Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Dictionary by
Gordon Whittaker (2005).

4. Sounds at the end of words:
ha, wa, wi

5. Words in Sauk often end in ha, wa, or wi,
but these sounds are not always
pronounced. The following slides give
examples of words ending in ha, wa, and
wi. The most common way to pronounce
words with these endings is to lengthen
the vowel preceding the ending, so “êha”
sounds something like an extra long “ê”.

6. Words ending in “êha” shkwêthêha girl kwîyethêha boy wâkoshêha fox
nemêthêha fish
meshwêha rabbit

7. Words ending in “ôha”
kâshôha cat
anemôha dog

8. Words ending in “âwi” wîpekwâwi it’s blue athâwâwi it’s yellow/orange
meshkwâwi it’s red

9. Words ending in “êwa” penehâkwâwêwa she’s combing his hair
hanwêkomêwa he snores
nepêwa he sleeps
pemôthêwa he walks

10. Words ending in îwa and iwa
panenîwa he laughs
tohkîwa he wakes up
manâtethiwa he is rich
têpethiwa he is happy
ketiwa eagle

11. Words ending in ôwa and owa
kehchipenôwa he runs fast
ahtôwa he has
kehtôwa he asks
menowa he drinks

12. Other consonants
ch, m, n, th, sh, w

13. The next slides will show some remaining
sounds in Sauk (ch, m, n, th, sh, w), and
some sequences of sounds that Sauk
uses a lot (shk, shkw, shw, kw).

14. ch
mîchîwa he eats it
châki all
chîtâpina sit down
kenâchi be careful

15. m mîchîwa he eats menowa he drinks manâtethiwa he is rich
meshkwâwi it is red

16. n
nepêwa he sleeps
nemêtha fish
nenothwa cow
nîshwi two

17. th têpethiwa he is happy thîthepâkwi sugar athâwâwi it’s yellow orange
manâtethiwa he is rich

18. sh
âshitami in turn
kâshôha cat
wâkoshêha fox
netonamâshiha monkey

19. w wâkoshêha fox wâpatamwa he reads it wîpekwaki blue
athâwâwi it’s yellow

20. shk
eshkipakakethiwa he is green
meshkwâwi it is red

21. shkw
shkwêthêha girl
meshkwâwi it is red
wîshkwêkati loud

22. shw
meshwêha rabbit
nîshwi two

23. kw
wîpekwaki blue
âmehkwani spoon
takwahâni cereal
thîthepâkwi sugar

24. The End of Part 2.