| Consonants |
|---|
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| /b/ |
bōk | ball |
| /f/ |
foniCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | fuss |
| /h/ |
hattakCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | hut |
| /j/ |
yakokeCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | yard |
| /k/ |
koniCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | cold |
| /l/ |
lapishCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | last |
| /ɬ~θ/ |
alhpoaCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | ether |
| /m/ |
mahliCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | must |
| /n/ |
naniCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | not |
| /p/ |
pokkoliCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | puck |
| /s/ |
sakliCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | fast |
| /ʃ/ |
shoshiCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | shall |
| /t/ |
takkonCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | tall |
| /tʃ/ |
chahtaCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | Choctaw |
| [ʔ] |
ofi'at[1] | the glottal stop in uh-oh! |
| Allophones |
| /ç/ |
chahtaCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION, hohchifoCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | human |
| /ɣ/ |
okaCategory:Choctaw links with redundant target parameters#CHOCTAW%20PRONUNCIATION | Like Spanish agua |
| Pitch accent |
| á |
chokfi
([chʊ́kfi]) | a high tone on the stress syllable |