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Lesson 1 - Alphabet and Pronunciation
Somish has just 20 letters -- 5 vowels and 15 consonants:
a,
b, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, v
All letters are always lowercase:
jesa
nam se :johan.
My name is Johan.
Notice that names (proper nouns) are preceded with :
(a colon).
Each letter has one sound, and each sound has one letter. Spelling
is totally regular!
The vowel sounds:
a
as in ah
e
as in get
i
as in machine
o
as in oh
u
as in rule
The consonants are pronounced pretty much as you would expect.
Note, however, that r
is trilled with the front of the tongue, and j
is like an English y:
jesa
[yesa]
nam se :johan [yohan].
Words with more than one syllable are stressed on the first:
jesa
nam se :johan.
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