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lòun jì tin ná thaq/lòun jì tin má thaq
{ in\ } / { im\ }
In the following lessons you are learning three nasalized dipthongs. The dipthong script { in\ } "lòun jì tin ná thaq" which is prounced "ein". If you combine the consonant { m } and dipthong script { in\ }, you will write {min\ } and read it "mein". Remember that the dipthong script { in\ } "lòun jì tin ná thaq" is interchangable with { im\ } "lòun jì tin má thaq" which is also prounced "ein." If you combine the consonant {m } and dipthong script { im\}, you will write { im\ } and read it "mein". { in\ } "lòun jì tin ná thaq" and { im\} "lòun jì tin má thaq" are used for different meanings. For example, {sin\ } means "diamond" while {sim\} means "to soak." Also note that each nasalized dipthong has three different tones and tone marks are consistant: an "auq ká mjiq" is added for the low tone and "shé gá pauq" for the high falling tone. For example, see how {min\}/{mim\} could be written in three different tones.
| min\> | min\ | min\; |
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Listen how to spell out and
read the following combinations:
| pin\ | to be thin | |
| qim\; | to keep | |
| sim\; | to be green | |
| `cim\ | to be still | |
| Kjin\ | to aim at | |