Many of these names are not English in origin so the pronunciation shown may not be the true pronunciation. Some of the sounds required to say the word properly are not present in English so the pronunciations provided here are the closest I can come with English sounds. The shown pronunciation for some words may not be the truely correct pronunciation but is the one that is generally accepted.
The following table shows how the letters in the given pronunciation should be pronounced:
| A | Like 'a' in 'hat' | B | Like 'b' in 'ball' | R | Like 'r' in 'run' |
| AH | Like 'o' in 'hot' | D | Like 'd' in 'dog' | S | Like 's' in 'sit' |
| AY | Like 'a' in 'cake' | F | Like 'f' in 'fall' | T | Like 't' in 'to' |
| E | Like 'e' in 'bed' | G | Like 'g' in 'good' | V | Like 'v' in 'very' |
| EE | Like 'ee' in 'feet' | H | Like 'h' in 'hat' | W | Like 'w' in 'win' |
| I | Like 'i' in 'big' | J | Like 'j' in 'jar' | Y | Like 'y' in 'yes' |
| O | Like 'o' in 'cold' | K | Like 'k' in 'kick' | Z | Like 'z' in 'zoo' |
| OO | Like 'oo' in 'food' | L | Like 'l' in 'land' | CH | Like 'ch' in 'chair |
| U | Like 'u' in 'put' | M | Like 'm' in 'me' | NG | Like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| UH | Like 'u' in 'fun' | N | Like 'n' in 'no' | SH | Like 'sh' in 'ship' |
| IE | Like 'y' in 'my' | P | Like 'p' in 'pan' |
Click on a word to hear its pronunciation (WAV format):
| Word/name | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Alaska | uh-LAS-kuh |
| Aleut | AL-ee-oot |
| Aleutian | uh-LOO-shin |
| Alyeska | al-YES-kuh |
| Athabascan | A-thuh-BAS-kin |
| Aurora | uh-RO-ruh |
| Beaufort | BO-frt |
| Bering | BER-eeng |
| Chena | CHEE-nuh |
| Chinook | shi-NUK |
| Chitina | CHIT-nuh (common) CHI-ti-nuh (uncommon) |
| Chukchi | CHUHK-chee |
| Chugach | CHOO-gach |
| Chugiak | CHOO-gee-ak |
| Coho | CO-ho |
| Cordova | cor-DO-vuh |
| Denali | de-NA-lee |
| Dimond | DIE-muhnd |
| Diomede | DIE-uh-meed |
| Eklutna | ee-KLOOT-nuh |
| Glennallen | glen-AL-in |
| Haines | HAYNZ |
| Homer | HO-mr |
| Iliamna | il-ee-AHM-nuh |
| Iñupiaq (Inupiaq) | ee-NYOOP-ee-ak |
| Iñupiat (Inupiat) | ee-NYOOP-ee-at |
| Juneau | JOO-no |
| Kachemak | KA-che-mak |
| Kake | KAYK |
| Kalifornsky or Kalifonsky | kal-i-FORN-skee |
| Kashwitna | ka-SHWIT-nuh |
| Kasilof | kuh-SEE-lahf |
| Katmai | KAT-mie |
| Kenai | KEE-nie |
| Ketchikan | KECH-i-kan |
| Knik | K-NIK |
| Kodiak | KO-dee-ak |
| Kotzebue | KAHT-zi-byoo |
| Kuskokwim | KUHS-ko-kwim |
| Matanuska | mat-uh-NOO-skuh |
| Mat-Su | MAT-SOO |
| Nenana | ni-NA-nuh |
| Nikiski | ni-KIS-kee |
| Ninilchik | ni-NIL-chik |
| Nome | NOM |
| Ptarmigan | TAHR-muh-gin |
| Qiviut | KIV-veeoot |
| Richter | RIK-tr |
| Salmon | SA-muhn |
| Seldovia | sel-DO-vee-uh |
| Seward | SOO-rd |
| Sitka | SIT-kuh |
| Skilak | SKEE-lak |
| Sockeye | SAHK-ie |
| Soldotna | sol-DAHT-nuh |
| Spenard | spi-NAHRD |
| Susitna | soo-SIT-nuh |
| Talkeetna | tal-KEET-nuh |
| Tanana | TA-ni-nah |
| Tok | TOK |
| Turnagain | TRN-uh-gin |
| Unalakleet | YOO-nuh-luh-kleet |
| Valdez | val-DEEZ |
| Wasilla | wah-SI-luh |
| Wrangell | RANG-guhl |
| Yakutat | YA-koo-tat |
| Yukon | YOO-kahn |
| Yup'ik | YOOP-ik |
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