Pronunciations (Vowels)

Question 1

A

Answer 1

as in man

Question 2

E

Answer 2

as in bet or echo

Question 3

I

Answer 3

as the ‘ee’ in queen

Question 4

O

Answer 4

as in lot or hot

Question 5

U

Answer 5

as the ‘i’ in pita

Question 6

W

Answer 6

as the ‘oo’ in zoo

Question 7

Y

Answer 7

1. ‘uh’ - when used as the definite article (ex: y ci = the dog)
2. similar to Welsh U (ex: byd = beed)
3. similar to English U in under (ex: y = uh, yr = uhr, yn = uhn)

Question 8

How does the circumflex (^) change vowels?

Answer 8

lengthens the vowel sound and changes the meaning