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lessons:pronunciation [2023/10/01 22:22] – [Digraphs] further emphasis with italic on letters and sound names morgothlessons:pronunciation [2024/03/16 23:49] – moved [y] from î to û morgoth
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 |  â  | [aː]  | | |  â  | [aː]  | |
 |  i  | [i] (([[wp>Close_front_unrounded_vowel]]))  | [ɪ] (([[wp>Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel]])) in diphthongs (see below) and some sub-dialects, especially after //l//, //sh// and //zh// | |  i  | [i] (([[wp>Close_front_unrounded_vowel]]))  | [ɪ] (([[wp>Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel]])) in diphthongs (see below) and some sub-dialects, especially after //l//, //sh// and //zh// |
-|  î  | [iː]  | [y] (([[wp>Close_front_rounded_vowel]])) in some dialects, but not welcomed in Nûrlâm |+|  î  | [iː]  | |
 |  o  | [o] (([[wp>Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel]]))  | | |  o  | [o] (([[wp>Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel]]))  | |
 |  ô  | [oː]  | | |  ô  | [oː]  | |
 |  u  | [u] (([[wp>Close_back_rounded_vowel]]))  | [ʊ] (([[wp>Near-close_near-back_rounded_vowel]])) in diphthongs (see below) and some sub-dialects | |  u  | [u] (([[wp>Close_back_rounded_vowel]]))  | [ʊ] (([[wp>Near-close_near-back_rounded_vowel]])) in diphthongs (see below) and some sub-dialects |
-|  û  | [uː]  | |+|  û  | [uː]  | [y] (([[wp>Close_front_rounded_vowel]])) in some dialects, but not welcomed in Nûrlâm |
  
 Letter //i// does **not** palatalize the previous consonant. Letter //i// does **not** palatalize the previous consonant.
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 | ::: | [ʃ] (([[wp>Voiceless_postalveolar_fricative]])) | as in "**//sh//**ip" | | ::: | [ʃ] (([[wp>Voiceless_postalveolar_fricative]])) | as in "**//sh//**ip" |
 |  th  | [θ] (([[wp>Voiceless_dental_fricative]])) | as in "**//th//**ink" | |  th  | [θ] (([[wp>Voiceless_dental_fricative]])) | as in "**//th//**ink" |
-| ::: | [d̪ʰ] | aspirated //t// in some dialects, especially after vowels |+| ::: | [t̪ʰ] | aspirated //t// in some dialects, especially after vowels |
 |  zh  | [ʐ] (([[wp>Voiced retroflex fricative]])) | Russian "//ж//", found in many other Slavic languages (usually represented with //ž//); also frequent in Turkic languages. | |  zh  | [ʐ] (([[wp>Voiced retroflex fricative]])) | Russian "//ж//", found in many other Slavic languages (usually represented with //ž//); also frequent in Turkic languages. |
 | ::: | [ʒ] (([[wp>Voiced_postalveolar_fricative]])) | as in English "plea**//s//**ure" or French "bon**//j//**our" | | ::: | [ʒ] (([[wp>Voiced_postalveolar_fricative]])) | as in English "plea**//s//**ure" or French "bon**//j//**our" |
lessons/pronunciation.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/13 20:42 by morgoth
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