Pronunciations and Diphthongs

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Pronunciations and Diphthongs

Pronunciations:

a as in the a in father

i as in the e in feet

u as in the u in lute

e as in the a in gate

o as in the o in mow

g,k,s,d,t,n,h,m,y,l,w as in English

Vowels with accents are nasalized.

Any two consonants in immediate succession are glottal pauses.

a dash is an elongated vowel

dl and tl as in waddle or tattle

dz and ts may sometimes be pronounced as English diphthong
ch or j

Diphthongs:

When two A syllables appear in succession, immediate or not, they are pronounced nasally.

When the syllables a and i appear in immediate succession they are pronounced as I in tie.

When gu and any vowel a,i,u,e,o appear in immedate succesion, they are pronounced as English gwa, gwi, gwu, gwe, gwo.

When ku and any vowel a,i,u,e,o appear in immedate succesion, they are pronounced as English kwa, kwi, kwu, kwe, kwo...