| mQn\> | mQn\ | mQn\; |
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wáhswèh ná thaq
{ Qn\}
The vowel script { Qn\} "wáhswèh ná thaq" is pronounced "un". If you combine the consonant m and the vowel script { Qn\}, you will write {mQn\} and read it "mun". Remember that the vowel script { Qn\} "wáhswèh ná thaq" is interchangable with { Qm\} "wáhswèh má thaq" or { QM} "wáhswèh thèdè tin" which are also prounced "un". If you combine the consonant {m} and the vowel script { Qm\}, you will write { Qm\} and read it "mun." If you combine {m}and { M} "wáhswèh thèdhè tin", you will write {mQM}and read it "mun." { Qn\} "wáhswèh ná thaq" { Qm\} "wáhswèh má thaq" and { QM} "wáhswèh thèdhè tin" are used for different meanings. For example, {kQn\;} means "house" while {kQm\;} means "betel" and {kQM;} does not mean anything at all. Also note that each nasalized vowel has three tones and tone marks are consistant: an "auq ká mjiq" is added for the low tone and "shégá pauq" for the high falling tone. However, { Qm\} "wáhswèh má thaq" is never used for level tone and { QM} "wáhswèh thèdhè tin" is never used for high falling tone. For example, see how {mQn\} could be written in three different tones.
| mQn\> | mQn\ | mQn\; |
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Listen how to spell out and
read the following combinations:
| tQn\\; | to push | |
| sQn\; | to be stained | |
| sQm\; | to be able | |
| RQM | to hate | |
| qQn\ | to pour | |