▁dialect s ). ▁The ▁word ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁is ▁a ▁pl ural ▁word ▁meaning ▁' my ▁friends ' ▁( sing ular ▁mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> km ); ▁the ▁ad ject ival ▁form ▁is ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma w . ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁The ▁ph on em ic ▁invent ory ▁of ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁is ▁shown ▁below . ▁ ▁V ow els ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁ ▁The ▁con son ants ▁of ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁can ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁groups : ▁the ▁ob stru ents ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁son or ants ▁. ▁The ▁v ow els ▁of ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁are ▁also ▁counted ▁as ▁son or ants . ▁ ▁The ▁ob stru ents ▁have ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁pron unci ations . ▁When ▁they ▁are ▁located ▁word - initial ly ▁or ▁next ▁to ▁another ▁ob stru ent , ▁they ▁are ▁vo ic eless . ▁However , ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁located ▁between ▁son or ants , ▁they ▁are ▁vo iced , ▁and ▁appear ▁as ▁. ▁When ▁the ▁stops ▁and ▁aff ric ate ▁are ▁located ▁word - fin ally , ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁asp ir ated , ▁and ▁appear ▁as ▁. ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁each ▁kind ▁of ▁pron unci ation ▁is ▁given ▁below . ▁ ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁distingu ishes ▁between ▁both ▁long ▁and ▁short ▁v ow els ▁and ▁con son ants , ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁dou bling ▁the ▁con son ant