Wikibooks: Inuktitut/Lesson 1
The syllabary used to write Inuktitut (Titirausiq Nutaaq). The extra characters with the dots represent long vowels in the Latin transcription the vowel would be doubled. Pronunciations For Speakers of English i Found in m e b ea n and s ea l. u Found in y ou n ew and f oo l. a Found in f a ther and...
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| Summary: | The syllabary used to write Inuktitut (Titirausiq Nutaaq). The extra characters with the dots represent long vowels in the Latin transcription the vowel would be doubled. Pronunciations For Speakers of English i Found in m e b ea n and s ea l. u Found in y ou n ew and f oo l. a Found in f a ther and b a lmy. h Found in h and h arm and h old. p Found in p ark and p encil. t Found in t ight t ime and mee t . k Found in c ar k ill and c luster. g Found in g arbage go and g host. m Found in m ost m all and ha m . n Found in n orth. s Found in s outh s eek and fir s t. l Similar to l in l ost. j Found in y ear and y ou. v Found in v anity. r Sound not found in English but similar to the French gargled r sound. q Sound not found in English. Like making an English k but pronounced farther back in the throat. ng Found in thi ng si ng and ri ng . nng Exactly like the sound ng above but pronounce for a longer period of time. t Found in English t ouch and t ake. BookCat |
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