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Pronuncation

The Letters

Romanized	Letter		IPA	Pronunciation Guide	Notes
q			[k]	as "k" in "kite"
qh			[x]	as "ch" in German buch
g			[g]	as in "dog"
gh			[ɣ]	as in Persian ghouda
s			[s]	as in "see"
sh			[ʃ]	as in "show"
z			[z]	as in "zoo"
zh			[ʒ]	as "s" in "vision"
t			[t]	as in "boat"
th			[θ]	as in "math"
d			[d]	as in "dog"
dh			[ð]	as "th" in "that"
p			[p]	as in "pen"
ph			[f]	as in "phone"
b			[b]	as in "boat"
bh			[v]	as "v" in "vision"
m			[m]	as in "meat"
n			[n]	as in "no"
ṅ			[ŋ]	as "ng" in "sing"
h			[h]	as in "heat"
l			[l]	as in "leaf"
y			[j]	as in "you"	when initial
			[i]	as in "tiny"	when final
r			[ɹ]	as in "row"
w			[w]	as in "was"	when initial
			[u]	as "oo" in "book"	when final
a			[a]	as in "father"
e			[e]	as in "bet"
o			[o]	as in "vote"

How to Split Words Into Syllables

• If a word starts with two consonants, split between the consonants.
• If a nasal follows a consonant and does not proceed an l, split between the consonant and the nasal.
• Split between a nasal and l.
• If there is three vowels and no l and the word starts with a consonant or a nasal, split between the first and second vowels.
• If the word ends in two consonants, split between the first consonant and the proceeding letter.

The Unwritten Vowel

• The unwritten vowel is [ə], the "u" sound, as in "but".
• If a consonant is the only letter in a syllable, this sound follows the letter's sound.
• If two consonants are alone in a syllable, this sound comes between the two consonant sounds.
• If a consonant and a following nasal are alone in a syllable, this sound comes between the consonant sound and the nasal sound.

Last Updated: 2009-05-02

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