WRITING
Here are some loan-words written with the nasalized vowel Qn\/ Qm\/ QM [un].
Here are some loan-words written
with
| spQn\za | sponsor (Eng) |
| hQn\; | horn (Eng) |
| SlQn\; | saloon (Eng) |
| kQn\grk\ | congress(Eng) |
| sIdIRQm\ | CD rom |
READING
You will read this word kYn\eta\ as [cun taw] when you are reading as it is written, but it is sometimes read or said [cun daw] and sometimes [câ naw]. Notice that the nasalized vowel [un] is weakened and the following consonant [t] changes to the nasalized consonant [n]. Nasalization of the consonant following after a nasalized vowel usually occurs when a speaker says a word fast.
WRITTEN |
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| kYn\;epFk | [cùn paw ká] | [cùn baw gá] |
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| [cùn maw gá] |
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| sQn\plQM | [sun pá lun] | [sun bâ lun] |
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| [sun mâ lun] |
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| wm\;TEk | [wù htèh kà ] | [wùn dèh gà] |
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| [wùn nèh gà] |
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