-Consonants- Mixe Orthography IPA p p t t ts ts k k ꞌ ʔ m m n n r r v v s s x ʂ j h y j l l Primary palatalization (non-morphological) tsy tʃ ny ɲ xy ʃ jy ç Secondary palatalization (morphological) All consonants, with the exception of <ꞌ> and may be palatalized preceding , which encodes third person arguments and possession. Unlike primary palatalization, this does not change the consonant’s primary place of articulation but adds a [+palatal] feature. -Vowels- Mixe Orthography IPA a ɑ ä a e e ë ə i i o o ö əʊ u u ü ɨ Vowel nuclei Mixe orthography Shorthand Nucleus Type a V short aꞌ Vʔ truncated aꞌa VʔV laryngealized aa Vː long aaꞌ Vːʔ long truncated aj Vh aspirated aaj Vːh long aspirated aꞌaj VʔVh laryngealized aspirated