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it terminates a word, it is either silent or sounded
as a weak aspirate; thus, it is mute in ú6húl %
great; and aspirate in pledó, a banquet. (7).
This letter in any situation is only an aspirate»
It is never used but in the beginning of simple
words, and in the initials of the second parts of
compounds, and then the following vowel
is pronounced strong ; as, <Xtf ptjk a the blood >
pronounced <íí) ^t, Com-putl, Consanguinity.
This letter has two sounds ; the first is 2 deep
guttural, and occurs when it is followed by a
broad vowel in the beginning of a word ; as gondf
I wounded. The second sound is like the English
y, in youth ; as, gettyuiy, Í have cut; in the middle
or end of words it quite loses its sound; as
pgectóoijt, a weaver; tig a house. (8).
•w'f
Has two sounds. When it precedes a broad
vowel in the beginning or middle of a word, it
is pronounced as v % or w; as in the words mo
molctó, my praise ; gtfm^n, a calf j pronounced
vola, or wola ; gavuin, or gawin. When it comes
before a slender vowel, either in the beginning
or middle of a word, or when it terminates a
word, it is always sounded as v; thus, mo
ineóp, my hnger ; óeimn), certain ; lám, a hand if
are pronounced as wur t deivin, iawv.
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