The phonetic system of Mapudungun consists of six vowels: a, e, i, o, u, ï; three semi consonants: y, w, g, and eighteen consonants: c, o, f, k, l, a, m, n, p, r, s, t, t, tr.
The pronunciation of the vowels is as follows:
a is similar to the English a as in man
e is similar to the English e as in end
i is similar to the English i as in pin
o is similar to the English o as in cold
u is similar to the English oo as in moon
The sixth vowel ï can be pronounced like a u, but with the lips place in an e position.
The mapuche verbs have the particularity of expressing several people interacting among themselves, for example: teli-n: I looked, leli-e-n: you looked at me.