ðə sˈʌðɚn ɪntˈɪɹiɚ sˈælɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʃˈɛɹ mˈɛni kˈɑːmən fɑːnˈɛmɪk vˈæljuːz bˌʌt ɑːɹ sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ bˈoʊθ vˈaʊəl ænd kˈɑːnsənənt ʃˈɪfts fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl kˈeɪ k ˈɛks sˌiːhˈætʃˌɛk sˌiːhˈætʃˌɛk ˌɛshˈætʃˌɛk.
The Southern Interior Salish languages share many common phonemic values but are separated by both vowel and consonant shifts (for example k k̓ x > č č' š).