Knowledge Flashcards
Indefinite Articles
There is no equivalent in Hassaniya to the English indefinite article “a “. Thus a noun standing alone is automatically indefinite.
Definite Articles ‘’The’’
For Moon Letters: / il / is prefixed to the noun
For Sun Letters: the / L / of ال is assimilated and replaced by a doubling in pronunciation of the first letter of the word, i.e. the / L / of ال is dropped in pronunciation
The 14 Moon Letters
ا ب ج ح خ ع غ ف ك ق م ه و ي
The 14 Sun Letters
ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن
Sometimes, in pronunciation, when does / il / become / li / ?
When the word begins with 2 consecutive consonants
The / i / of / il / is dropped in two cases
- If the preceding word ends with a vowel.
2. If the word to which / il / is prefixed begins with a vowel
In pronunciation, What does غ become?
ق
In pronunciation, What does ق become?
غ
or /g/ in ‘’good’’
In pronunciation, what does ف become?
/v/
and is sometimes written as with dot below
Sometimes in pronunciation, what takes the place of ض?
ظ
Sometimes in pronunciation , ث becomes what?
ذ
Generally, what sound does ج have?
/j/ as in ‘’je’’
