Click on a Carrier word to hear it spoken by Russell Alec.
| Sound | Example | Meaning of Example |
|---|---|---|
| a | sa | sun |
| b | bat | mittens |
| ch | chunih | marten |
| d | daget | spear |
| dl | dlidada | fever |
| dz | dzoot | coat |
| dz | d̲z̲ulh | mountain |
| e | jeyo | bull moose |
| f | lugafi | coffee |
| g | goh | rabbit |
| gh | 'ugha | hair |
| gw | gwada' | quarter (25 cents) |
| h | hoonliz | skunk |
| i | ts'i | canoe |
| j | jeyo | bull moose |
| k | ooke | his feet |
| k' | k'a | rifle cartridge |
| kh | khe | grease |
| kw | kwun | fire |
| kw' | kw'usul | beads |
| l | latalba | yarrow plant |
| lh (initial) | lhi | dog |
| lh (final) | d̲z̲ulh | mountain |
| m | musdoos | cow |
| n | noostel | wolverine |
| o | no | north |
| oo | noo | island |
| r | lugarat | carrot |
| s | sa | sun |
| s | s̲e | belt |
| sh | shun | song |
| t | talo | salmon |
| t' | t'es | charcoal |
| tl | tlentl'us | mud |
| tl' | tl'o | grass |
| ts | tsa | beaver |
| ts' | ts'i | canoe |
| ts | t̲s̲e | rock |
| ts' | t̲s̲'al | diaper moss |
| u | sus | black bear |
| w | wadlaw | sandpiper |
| wh | whudzih | cariboo |
| y | ya | sky |
| z | za | only |
| z | ooz̲e | his mouth |
| ' | 'a | quickly |
Although the /h/ sound is familiar, Carrier has it both at the beginning of syllables, as in English, and at the end of syllables, which does not happen in English. Some English words are written with an h but it is not pronounced. In Carrier, /h/ is actually pronounced at the end of a syllable, and many words differ only in whether or not there is an /h/ at the end of the syllable. Here are some pairs of words with and without a syllable-final /h/.
| No H | Meaning of Example | H | Meaning of Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'a | quickly | 'ah | fern |
| duyo | it is shaggy | duyoh | his own house |
| tl'o | grass | tl'oh | bay |
| tijun | he is going to sing | tihjun | you (2+) are going to sing |
| ujun | he is singing | uhjun | you (2+) are singing |
| 'utit'elh | he is going to work | 'utiht'elh | you (2+) are going to work |