Basic Course
Unit 1
| approximately the sound of e in bet under the following conditions: | ||||
| Always after | /y/ | yə́t yəlləm yəlıjlıj |
'where' 'no' 'grandchild' | |
| usually after | /ž/ | žəmmərə | 'he started' | |
| /ñ/ | agəññə | 'he found' | ||
| /š/ | šəməggələ | 'he became old' | ||
| /j/ | abə́jjə | 'he performed' | ||
| /c/ | təməccə | 'it became comfortable' | ||
| /C/ | laCCə | 'he shaved' | ||
| Technically: | a lower-mid front unrounded vowel [ɛ] | |||
| /u/ | a high u sound something like the oo of boot but without the w glide found in English and with the lips rounded from the beginning. | dur bunna |
'forest' 'coffee' | |
| Technically: | a high back rounded vowel [u] | |||
| /i/ | something like the ee of beet but without the y glide of English. | fit səmi páris |
'face' 'listener' 'Paris' | |
| Technically: | a high front unrounded vowel [i] | |||
| /a/ | like in a in father. | abbát | 'father' | |
| Technically: | a low central unrounded vowel [a] | |||
| /e/ | approximately like the English sound of the first part of the ai of bait but without the /y/ glide of English. | bet məhéd set ıné wəndımmé |
'house' 'to go' 'female' 'I' 'my brother' | |
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