The sounds represented by the symbol /y/:

(DD: Delphine Derrickson; RA: Richard Armstrong)

The first column represents the underlying morphophonemic transcription; the second column the surface phonetic transcription:

/y/ in word initial position:
Click to hear yutlx [yútəlx] raven RA
Click to hear yutlx [yútəlx] raven DD
Click to hear yalt [yalt] run away RA
Click to hear yalt [yalt] run away DD
Click to hear yult [yult] big round RA
Click to hear yult [yult] big round DD
Click to hear yaʕ̓pcín [yaʕ̓pcín] in need of something RA
Click to hear yaʕ̓pcín [yaʕ̓pcín] in need of something DD
Click to hear yayáʕt [yayáʕt] all RA
Click to hear yayáʕt [yayáʕt] all DD
Click to hear yaʕmscutlx [yaʕmscútəlx] Ok RA
Click to hear yaʕmscutlx [yaʕmscútəlx] Ok DD
/y/ in word medial position:
Click to hear syumcn [syúmcən] wife's previous husband RA
Click to hear syumcn [syúmcən] wife's previous husband DD
Click to hear sysyus [sisyús] able RA
Click to hear sysyus [sisyús] able DD
Click to hear cyaʕp [cyaʕp] they arrived here RA
Click to hear cyaʕp [cyaʕp] they arrived here DD
Click to hear xʷuyylx [xʷúyilx] they went RA
Click to hear xʷuyylx [xʷúyilx] they went DD
/y/ in word final position:
Click to hear sk̓ʷuy [sk̓ʷuy] man's mother RA
Click to hear sk̓ʷuy [sk̓ʷuy] man's mother DD
Click to hear q̓ʷaʕy [q̓ʷaʕy] black RA
Click to hear q̓ʷaʕy [q̓ʷaʕy] black DD
Click to hear cmay [cmay] maybe RA
Click to hear xʷuy [xʷuy] go DD
Click to hear xʷuy [xʷuy] go RA
Click to hear huhúy [huhúy] Ok, well DD
Click to hear huhúy [huhúy] Ok, well RA
Click to hear huhúy [huhúy] Ok, well DD
Click to hear p̓uy [p̓uy] wrinkled and soft RA
Click to hear p̓uy [p̓uy] wrinkled and soft DD
Click to hear p̓ʔuy [p̓ʔuy] it went flat RA
Click to hear p̓ʔuy [p̓ʔuy] it went flat DD