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Sound
Ayutla Mixe has a total of 12 consonants and seven vowels. The language does not have any liquids sounds; for instance, there are no /l/ or /r/ sounds used in their words. However, both /l/ and /r/ my be used in Spanish loan words.

=== Table of Consonants: ===

Consonants
Below are some examples of consonants and their sounds.

Vowels
Below are some examples of vowels and their sounds. These examples show how the change in specific letters can change the meaning of the word.

Phonological organization of vowels in Ayutla Mixe
The meaning of words can change if there is a slight difference in the length of sounds in each word. A few examples may be seen in the following:


 * 1) /haj/ ‘spicy’ vs. /haːj/ ‘close’
 * 2) /kʌn/ ‘salt it! (imp.)’ vs. /kʌːn/ ‘salt (noun)’
 * 3) /menj/ ‘dawn’ vs. /meːnj/ ‘money’
 * 4) /hɨj/ ‘buy it’ vs. /hɨːj/ ‘brother-in-law’
 * 5) /ʔɤk/ ‘to eat grass’ vs. /ʔɤːk/ ‘to die’
 * 6) /hut/ ‘hole’ vs. /huːt/ ‘take it out!’