The word "Walena" is spelled with six letters, starting with a voiced labiovelar approximant /w/ sound. This is followed by an unvoiced alveolar lateral fricative /ɬ/ sound, which is a unique sound found in some Native American languages. The next two letters are both vowels, with an unrounded open-mid front /æ/ sound followed by a close front unrounded /i/ sound. The final two letters are another unvoiced alveolar lateral fricative /ɬ/ sound and a voiced velar nasal /ŋ/ sound.