Pronunciation Notes 12
              
  1. In expressions where a word is repeated, the first occurrence is shorter than the second.  Practice.
          
  wdh wdh Xwdh C? ka@y ka@y quite near
  -nj -nj X-nj C? sy&y sy&y straight ahead
  g-qhk g-qhk Xg-qhk C? sa@w sa@w early morning
  s;ko s;ko Xs;ko C? wa%an wa%an rather sweet
  wx wx ,k ,k Xwx C ,k C? pay pay ma#a ma#a going and coming
  0hk' 0hk' X0hk' C? kha^aG kha^aG alongside
              
       
             
  1. Practice these phrases made up of two high falling tones.
     
  ]hko-hk' la@an sa@aG million elephants
  c]h;]hP; lE@Ew li@aw then turn
  ]hP;-hkp li@aw sa@ay tunr left
  r;dg9qhk phu@ak ca@w you all
  ,nhouh my&y ni@i today
  Ihkor5ho ha@an phu@n the shop over there
  gdqhk]=h ka@w lO@O nine wheels
  gvuhovhkp A@An a@ay call brother (older)
  Ihvo3rf hO@On pho@ot too hot
  ohv'm6f nO@OG thu@ut the ambassodor's brother (younger)

 

  1. Ihko ha@an    is another h~l word.
         
   
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