The additional vowel sounds of “v” and “w” are specific to the Yahv language given the physiology of the lupine and ursine forms. The “v” vowel uses the IPA symbol /ɐ/ and is the short “u” sound like in “strut” or “cut”. The “w” vowel uses the IPA symbol /ʊ/ and is also a short “u” sound but meant to emanate from the middle to deep throat, like a grunt or growl, with the sound like “put”.

The language also contains 13 consonants:

It is important to note that two letters, “c” and “x”, have very different pronunciations from their Common counterparts. The letter “c” uses the IPA symbol /tʃ/ and is the sound of “ch” as in “chip” or “challenge”. The letter “x” uses the IPA symbol /x/ and is the sound of “ch” as in “loch” or “broch”. The letter “r” uses the IPA symbol /ɬ/ and does not have a Common equivalent; the sound is a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative like “hl” or “thl”. With the nature of the lower mandible for the Yahv and Nokose, their pronunciation of the letter “k” is harsh.