Snat Sajem Tan/Pronunciation

In Sajem Tan, each letter makes one sound and each sound is represented by one letter. This chart is arranged in Sajem Tan alphabetical order. Both the original and reformed spellings are presented; see here for more information on spellings. This course uses the reformed orthography, though it's not hard to pick them both up quickly.

Each letter has a name, which is a word that contains that letter. It is not necessary to memorize these names, but if you would like to, there is a poem at the bottom of this page.

If you find one orthography easier than the other, it might help you convert between them to note that for the vowels circumflex and h are equivalent, as are umlaut and l.

duhdem is a dam for stopping water's flow gigim is a fin in water for to go

xataxym's a hole you might fall in jegem's a hook to pull you out again

fijyc is a rainbow -- seen from far and wide voljam is an ear -- a rainbow on its side

thethat is a the wind, flowing through the trees sekelt is a valley in the mountains by the sea

zuhzuhmelt's a ladle for scooping up the soup shuhzhik's a teardrop when you find it's ucky goop

zhizlik is a fish swimming in the sea slik says "Yes, that's correct as can be!"

zlolfit is the wing of the bird flying by molmelc is the roof that keeps you nice and dry

nyzlan is the snail crawling slowly through the sand nasham is the wave crashing loudly into land

xelteln is the cliff of vast, imposing height tezet is the lightning bolt illuminating night

tolmoln is a slope down which it's fun to sled mizizlat's the wheelbarrow you must push up instead

slysyc is a snake coiling with a hiss shnuhk's a pair of lips which can both curse and kiss

tuln is your eye with which you see the stars cuht is your foot on which you trip and fall down hard

tytyt is a clover, growing in a field kyfik is an arm, holding up a shield

zlanic is a chameleon changing color now and then thnuhduhk is an elephant recalling everywhen

snolzem is a knot which you cannot untie and vmyn is a mouth with which you say goodbye