This form preserves the phonemic distinction between chʼ and ch, since the base word chʼeʼen (which, however, is not stressed in Maya) begins with a postalveolar ejective affricate consonant.
Sasuratan puniki ngukuhang pabinayan fonemik pantaraning ch' miwah ch, sawireh kruna lingga ch' e' en (sané, sapunapi, nénten polih teenan ring basa Maya) kakawitin olih aksara lagna afrikat ejektif postalveolar.