Chasta Costa — Pronunciation for English Speakers
This guide is based on a phoneme-by-phoneme comparison of Chasta Costa and English. Chasta Costa and English share 11 sounds — about 25% of Chasta Costa's inventory. The remaining sounds are where English speakers will need to focus their practice.
Sounds to learn from scratch (33)
These phonemes exist in Chasta Costa but not in English. English speakers will need to learn to produce and perceive them as new categories — not just a variation of an existing English sound.
Familiar sounds (11)
These phonemes exist in both Chasta Costa and English. You already produce and perceive them — though they may appear in different positions or syllable structures.
English sounds not used in Chasta Costa (34)
These English phonemes don't exist in Chasta Costa. Native Chasta Costa speakers learning English will face the reverse challenge with these sounds.