Pronunciation Ch. 1

Question 1

How to Pronounce / tl /

Atl

Answer 1

Say the sound / l / as in long.
Keep the tongue in this position, make the / h/ sound
If the sounds reminds you of a heavy lisp, you got it!
Now just add the / t / in front of it, practice with atl “water

Question 2

How to Pronounce / ll /

State an Example that uses / ll /

Answer 2

/ l / - lion

There is no /y/ sound like in Spanish

“yollo” - heart
Sounds like “yo-lo”

Question 3

How to Pronounce / x /

Answer 3

“-sh-“

Question 4

How to Pronounce / ts /

Answer 4

/ ts / - tsunami

Question 5

Sound Variation between ending in / h / & /w/ in Central and Huasteca Nahuatl.

State Examples

Answer 5

To-na-tiw - “Sun” - Central
To-na-tih - “Sun” - Huasteca

OR

Nok-niw - “my sibling” - Central
No-ik-nih - “my sibling” - Huasteca

Question 6

Sound Variation between ending in / kw / & / k / in Central and Huasteca Nahuatl.

State Examples

Answer 6

Nekw-tli - “honey” - Central
Newk-tli - “honey” - Central

Nek-tli - “honey” Huasteca

Question 7

Rules of / k /

Answer 7

When two / k / meet it can sound like a / h /
Speakers may write with an / h /, when it really is a / k / sound.

Many syllable final constants become an / h / in Huasteca.

Question 8

Examples of / k /

Answer 8

Huasteca Spelling: niknehki
How it Sounds: nihneki
Meaning: I want…
Pattern: / kn / > / hn /

Huasteca Spelling: nikkaki
How it Sounds: nihkaki
Meaning: I hear…
Pattern: / kk / > / hk /

Huasteca Spelling: kanin
How it Sounds: kanih
Meaning: Where?
Pattern: Word Final - / n / > / h /

Huasteca Spelling: mokawki
How it Sounds: mokahki
Meaning: It was left…
Pattern: Syllable Final - / w / > / h /

Huasteca Spelling: kitsakwki/ kitsakki
How it Sounds: kitsahki
Meaning: He closed it…
Pattern: Syllable Final - / kw / > / k / Then, / kk / > / h /