PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS ROMANIZED SOUNDS AS LIKE IN THE ENGLISH WORD k "k" in "keen" ±… Guttural kh "kh" in "rockhead" ²Î - in the throat g "g" in "get" ³Î gh "gh" in "slagheap" ´Î n¹ "n" in "donkey" µÎ c "ch" in "chair" ¶… Palatal ch chh" in "matchhead" ·… - on the palate j "j" in "enjoy" ¸… jh "dgeh" in "hedgehog" ¹Î n² "n" in "pinch" °Î t "t" in "alter" q… Cerebral th "th" in "malthouse" wÎ - on the roof d "d" in "Dad" of the mouth e… r "rr" in "barred" EÎ dh "dh" in "goldhammer" r… rh "rrh" in "myrrh lump" RÎ n "n" in "inlaid" tÎ t "t" in "ant" yÎ (=ù) Dental th "th" in "warthog" uÎ - on the teeth d "d" in "beds" iÎ dh "dh" in "redheads" oÎ n "n" in "bending" pÎ p "p" in "peace" Labial zÎ ph "ph" in "uphold" x… - on the lips b,v,w "b" in "bob"("swim, twin") cÎ bh "bh" in "nibholder" v… m "m" in "meet" bÎ y "j" in "jog" nÎ y "y" in "yes" ½Î Forward r "r" in "right" semi-vowels mÎ l "l" in "love" ¬Î sh "sh" in "ship" ®Î Sibillants s "sh" in "washtub" ¿Î s "sh" in "ensure" \Î h "h" in "heart" ã… Guttural semi-vowel
PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS ROMANIZED SOUNDS AS LIKE IN THE ENGLISH WORD Guttural ±… k "k" in "keen" - in the throat ²Î kh "kh" in "rockhead" ³Î g "g" in "get" ´Î gh "gh" in "slagheap" µÎ n¹ "n" in "donkey" Palatal ¶… c "ch" in "chair" - on the palate ·… ch chh" in "matchhead" ¸… j "j" in "enjoy" ¹Î jh "dgeh" in "hedgehog" °Î n² "n" in "pinch" Cerebral q… t "t" in "alter" - on the roof wÎ th "th" in "malthouse" of the mouth e… d "d" in "Dad" EÎ r "rr" in "barred" r… dh "dh" in "goldhammer" RÎ rh "rrh" in "myrrh lump" tÎ n "n" in "inlaid" Dental yÎ (=ù) t "t" in "ant" - on the teeth uÎ th "th" in "warthog" iÎ d "d" in "beds" oÎ dh "dh" in "redheads" pÎ n "n" in "bending" Labial zÎ p "p" in "peace" - on the lips x… ph "ph" in "uphold" cÎ b,v,w "b" in "bob"("swim, twin") v… bh "bh" in "nibholder" bÎ m "m" in "meet" nÎ y "j" in "jog" Forward ½Î y "y" in "yes" semi-vowels mÎ r "r" in "right" ¬Î l "l" in "love" Sibillants ®Î sh "sh" in "ship" ¿Î s "sh" in "washtub" \Î s "sh" in "ensure" Guttural semi-vowel ã… h "h" in "heart"
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