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Orthography I) Vowels Stressed Vowels The simple vowels /a,e,i,o,u/ have two pronunciations in stressed syllables, a tense (or 'short') and lax (or 'long') variant. Bowing to usage, the expressions long and short will be used in the following discussion. 1) Closed Syllable Vowels - a syllable is considered closed when it ends in a consonant. A long vowel is doubled in a closed syllable. Short 2) Open Syllable Vowels - a syllable is considered open when it ends in a vowel. Stressed vowels are always long in an open syllable. Unstressed Vowels II) Diphthongs III) Consonants Consonants are represented by a single character (except for 'ng') and are doubled to close syllables in polysyllabic words. /m/ as in English with 'm' /n/ as in English with 'n' /ŋ/ as in English with 'ng' - note this is as in si Ng er, never as in fi Ng er /p/ as in English with 'p' /t/ as in English with 't' /k/ as in English with 'k' /b/ as in English with 'b' - note that 'b' represents {Link without Title} word finally /d/ as in English with 'p' - note that 'd' represents {Link without Title} word finally /f/ as in Dutch with 'v' /v/ as in Dutch with 'w' /s/ as in English with 's' /z/ as in English with 'z' /x/ as in Dutch with 'g' - note though the combination 'ng' to represent /ŋ/ /r/ as in Dutch with 'r' /l/ as in Dutch with 'l' |
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